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By examining topics from a psychological lens, we hope to generate discussion, inspire creative problem solving, and ultimately improve the health care experience for all.

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Saturday
Dec172011

The K.I.S.S. Principle: Is it applicable to patient engagement?

We talk to a lot of different stakeholders in health care about how to break down the drivers of 'patient engagement' into 'simplified', executable chunks that can help drive business solutions. These discussions beg the question, "Is this even possible?"

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Wednesday
Dec142011

what comes after angry birds?

From design to adoption, are we thinking hard enough about how the realities of the patient experience will influence health gaming?

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Thursday
Nov172011

if a picture is worth a thousand words...

Then maybe we ought to switch to pictures for our headlines and tweets. Recently I was struck by a couple of headlines that were pretty darn misleading.

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Thursday
Nov172011

when it takes a village 

Everyone seems to be excited these days about the possibilities that exist at the intersection of health and technology. Some advances are easy to get excited about, such as enhanced imaging equipment, surgical “robots”, and high-tech artificial limbs. I saw a news clip the other day that highlighted a new artificial limb that comes equipped with an ipod docking station. Who’d have guessed that one ten years ago?

But the intersection between behavior change and technology is a little more…well…complicated.

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Thursday
Nov172011

pharma: zooming out?

Pharma taking a more holistic approach to health outcomes? Say it is so!

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