Voices for Smarter, Better Healthcare

Improving Equity in Products: Humans Know the Way

By centering our users, by being inclusive and seeking diverse points of view, by knowing we are not reasonable proxies of their needs but only amplifiers of their voice, we make change possible.
by Alison Greco  |  May 21, 2021

Why Medicare Advantage Plans Need to Up Their Digital Experience

The era of the flip phone has come to an end, and many in the 65+ crowd want self-serve, online access to the information they need from their health plans. They want an insurance portal with all the bells and whistles they enjoyed with commercial insurance.
by Matt Parker  |  September 25, 2020

Revisiting My 2019 Healthcare Predictions

At the beginning of 2019, I made several predictions about which trends in health care industry would come to fruition during the year. Let’s take a look back and see how well my predictions held up.
by Matt Parker  |  January 14, 2020

More and Better: Takeaways from 2019’s AHIP Consumer Experience Show

At last week’s AHIP Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum, the ongoing challenge of delivering better health care experiences was front and center. Despite the bitter cold of (almost) winter in Chicago, health plan leaders gathered to share and learn ways to improve outcomes, contain costs and streamline processes for ...
by Leesa Hicks  |  December 18, 2019

HealthSparq’s VP of Product: “Let the Data Flow!”

For years, health care leaders have talked about consumerism as a key driver toward improving quality of care and reining in costs. Recently, our VP of Product Matt Parker shared an article in Oliver Wyman Health highlighting how impactful health data accessibility may be to the promise of consumerism.
by Heather Burton  |  September 16, 2019

Seven Tips for Building a Scalable Data Foundation in Healthcare

Today, 80 percent of health data remains unstructured and undigested. The healthcare sector is expected to produce 2,314 exabytes of ...
by Keith Lomurray  |  September 4, 2019

Holding A Hackathon Doesn’t Have To Be Hard, Part II

In this article, we’ll share some ideas to make your hackathon a bit more extravagant. Think of this as a hackathon 2.0 to embark upon once you’ve mastered (or at least attempted) the basics.
by Kirk Lilley  |  June 25, 2019

Headline Heavy: Surprise Medical Bills, Transparency and Interoperability in Healthcare

The negative impacts felt from rising health care costs and concerns over data ownership certainly aren’t new topics of discussion in this country. But as policymakers have increased their involvement in these areas, the steady stream of news has turned into a fast-moving series of waves and has left many ...
by Matt Parker  |  June 11, 2019

Healthcare Cost Transparency – What About Consumers?

People want more control over their rising health care costs. Health plans, providers, employers and even the federal government are working to improve the situation for consumers, but there remains a large divide between where we are today and where we want to be.
by Leesa Hicks  |  June 4, 2019