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Putting Humans at the Center of Health Care Innovation

Harvard Business

The healthcare industry has long relied on traditional, linear models of innovation – basic and applied research followed by development and commercialization. An alternative emerging at healthcare institutions worldwide is human-centered design and co-creation, a set of approaches that can accelerate and humanize healthcare innovation.

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How One Medical Group Is Decreasing Physician Burnout

Harvard Business

And the whole system, not just primary care, is responsible for quality metrics related to prevention and chronic care (e.g., Leverage Technology. SCPMG invested in information technologies that allowed patients to schedule visits from mobile apps, access online personalized health care plans (e.g., million members.

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How Health Care Providers Can Help End the Overprescription of Opioids

Harvard Business

By any metric, opioid-related overdoses in the United States have reached epidemic proportions. This requires investments in data infrastructure and health information technology to measure real-time opioid prescribing patterns. Bjarte Rettedal/Getty Images.

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Fighting Chronic Disease Starts with Better Pediatric Care

Harvard Business

There is general consensus that a major solution lies in better managing and preventing adult chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart failure. These include infant safety and injury prevention, social work, legal advocacy, case management, tutoring, fitness classes, nutrition and lactation, mental health, and dental care.

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