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Themes
Health Reform
Medication Adherence
Patient Engagement
Publication Date: September 23, 2010
This report explains why care teams can help improve medication adherence and calls for more research on how to best use care teams in a wide variety of clinical settings.
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Themes
Health Reform
Patient Engagement
Waste
Publication Date: January 20, 2010
This report delves into the basis of the current crisis in primary care and offers solutions for the future.
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Themes
Chronic Disease
Health IT
Telemedicine
Publication Date: July 17, 2009
During 2008-2009, NEHI's Fast Adoption of Significant Technologies (FAST) initiative focused on telemedicine technologies that address chronic disease. Chronic disease is of particular concern because of the growing prevalence of illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease and the mounting costs these preventable conditions generate in the health care system. NEHI reviewed over 100 telemedicine technologies, identified the eleven considered most promising, and then examined in detail the two that were highest rated, Tele-stroke and Home Telehealth. NEHI completed Detailed Technology Analyses of each.
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Themes
Chronic Disease
Health IT
Telemedicine
Publication Date: July 17, 2009
During 2008-2009, NEHI's Fast Adoption of Significant Technologies (FAST) initiative focused on telemedicine technologies that address chronic disease. Chronic disease is of particular concern because of the growing prevalence of illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease and the mounting costs these preventable conditions generate in the health care system. NEHI reviewed over 100 telemedicine technologies, identified the eleven considered most promising, and then examined in detail the two that were highest rated, Tele-stroke and Home Telehealth. NEHI completed Detailed Technology Analyses of each.
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Themes
Health Behaviors
Healthcare Spending
Publication Date: June 30, 2009
The Boston Paradox report, published in 2007 by NEHI and the Boston Foundation, demonstrated that Massachusetts has plenty of health care but not enough health. The economic recession has only put challenges related to unhealthy behaviors - and resulting chronic illness - into starker relief. Healthy People in a Healthy Economy offers a blueprint for action that will help connect the missing links between health, healthy behaviors and a healthy economy.
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Themes
Health Reform
Patient Engagement
Waste
Publication Date: May 26, 2009
This report focuses on the factors contributing to the failure of our current primary care system and offers innovative approaches to reform its design and delivery.
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Themes
Patient Engagement
Technology Adoption
Telemedicine
Publication Date: January 22, 2009
The FAST search for promising technologies initiated in 2008 was focused on identifying telemedicine technologies specifically used to treat chronic disease. The FAST team reviewed over 100 health care technologies in this area, narrowing them to the 11 most promising candidates detailed in this report.
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Themes
Chronic Disease
Health IT
Telemedicine
Publication Date: January 21, 2009
Updated research on RPM technologies, emphasizing the cost effectiveness of RPM use compared to standard care and disease management practices, as well as remaining barriers to its adoption.
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Themes
Chronic Disease
Healthcare Spending
Waste
Publication Date: July 29, 2008
This graphic displays the most significant areas of waste in health care as identified by NEHI's research in this area.
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Themes
Health Behaviors
Healthcare Spending
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
Health care resources are being devoted to treatment -- and not prevention -- of chronic disease, which is impacting economic competitiveness.
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