Archives for March 2015 | Momentum Health Strategies

26 Mar We’re All In This Together

Posted at 19:07h in Health Innovation, Health Policy, Patient-Centered Care by Jennifer Bright

I spent time recently with a roomful of behavioral health providers – non-profit and for-profit – whose highest priority is serving some of the sickest in their communities. These noble individuals and organizations have endured several years of evolving system change that affects both...

04 Mar Change the Incentive; Change the System of Care

Posted at 18:52h in Evidence-based Medicine, Health Innovation, Health Policy, Patient-Centered Care by Jennifer Bright

What if healthcare really focused on outcomes that matter to patients? What if payment for services was based on whether someone’s cholesterol level went down, diabetes was under control, they quit smoking, lost ten pounds, returned to work without complications from surgery? What if effectiveness for...