http://community.changenow4health.com Site News daily 1 2007-08-22T13:14:49Z http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/simplify/blog/touring-the-innovation-xchange-for-healthcare Some recently submitted ideas from the ChangeNow4Health Community under the category of Simplifying the Business of Health Care No publisher cliveriddle 2008-05-14T18:47:35Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/smarter/blog/what-role-does-faith-play-in-consumer-driven Faith is a major component of many Americans' lives. Given this, what role should it play in consumer-driven healthcare? No publisher fjohnmar Faith Consumerism 2008-05-13T13:58:09Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/prevent/blog/gallup-healthways-well-being-index A newly released research report puts some hard numbers on how health is related to happiness in America. No publisher dkruglyak Consumerism Healthy Behaviors Preventative Care and Wellness Health Costs Preventing Sickness and Maintaining Health Helping Consumers Make Smarter Health Care Decisions 2008-05-13T00:14:55Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/simplify/blog/simplifying-consumer-driven-plans Plans and Employers not taking the right steps are supplying consumer plan critics ammunition No publisher cliveriddle 2008-05-02T22:14:22Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/smarter/blog/new-law-could-open-genetic-testing-floodgates-but Congress passed a law making it illegal for insurance companies to deny coverage to people seeking individual policies based on their genetic test results. This ruling make genetic testing more widespread, but what will be the consequences? No publisher fjohnmar Consumerism Genetics 2008-05-02T18:26:50Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/prevent/blog/prevention-wellness-highlights-at-whcc The 5th World Health Care Congress featured several interesting presentations about improving health, not just delivering care. No publisher dkruglyak Preventing Sickness and Maintaining Health Preventative Care and Wellness Healthy Behaviors Entertainment 2008-04-29T12:51:25Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/smarter/blog/your-health-reform-ideas-keep-them-coming We have been receiving lots of great ideas since the Innovation xChange was announced earlier this week. We express our appreciation and invite community feedback on an intriguing idea. No publisher fjohnmar 2008-04-24T21:33:09Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/simplify/blog/what-thought-leaders-are-saying Blogging Live from the World Health Care Congress 2008 in Washington, DC No publisher cliveriddle 2008-04-22T13:56:18Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/simplify/blog/change-via-the-presidential-candidates2019-health Blogging Live from the World Health Care Congress 2008 in Washington DC No publisher cliveriddle 2008-04-21T20:14:16Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/prevent/blog/can-preventive-medicine-alleviate-the-coming A recent report warns about the effects of boomer generation aging on the healthcare system. Could "senior wellness" help mitigate the crisis? No publisher dkruglyak 2008-04-29T12:51:24Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/simplify/blog/the-medical-home-a-solution-to-simplifying-and The formula for the new Medical Home: Personal Primary Care Coordination + Clinician Health Coaches + Centralized Electronic Health Records + Evidence Based Medicine & Standards + Changes in Primary Care Reimbursement No publisher cliveriddle 2008-04-16T18:02:44Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/smarter/blog/can-predictably-irrational-people-make-rational Traditional economic theory suggests that people are hard-wired to make "rational decisions." We know this isn't the case -- especially when it comes to health. Given this, how do we encourage predictably irrational people to make rational health decisions? No publisher fjohnmar Consumerism 2008-04-11T17:12:13Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/prevent/blog/kids-wellness-and-taxes-cause-and-effect-or A study by Every Child Matters prompts debate on the role of the government in child health and wellness No publisher dkruglyak Kids Health Preventing Sickness and Maintaining Health Preventative Care and Wellness Healthy Behaviors Health Costs 2008-04-08T13:53:35Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/simplify/blog/a-dozen-things-i2019ve-learned-20-months-and-477 A guest blog from noted health care author and thought leader Doctor Richard L. Reece No publisher cliveriddle 2008-04-07T16:58:23Z News Item http://community.changenow4health.com/blogs/smarter/blog/an-all-out-assault-on-hospital-errors The celebrity spotlight is on hospital errors. However, will this be enough to break the culture of silence associated with them? No publisher fjohnmar Hospital Errors Consumerism 2008-04-03T20:38:50Z News Item