Rebecca Cooper | Oct 9, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Behavioral Science, Blogs
Over the past several years, precision medicine has gained attention in the healthcare industry, as more providers are prioritizing individualized treatment plans based on patients’ unique genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Similar factors exist in moving...
Chandra Y. Osborn, PhD, MPH and E. Susanne Blazek, Ph.D. | Sep 4, 2020 | Behavioral Science, Blogs
Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October is a good time to frame the conversation around women’s health by looking at what may be keeping them from getting the kind of preventive care, like annual mammograms, they need. According to the U.S. Department of Labor,...
Chandra Y. Osborn, PhD, MPH | Aug 21, 2020 | Behavioral Science, Blogs
Healthcare is up and running again, but not all patients are coming through the door. During the spring’s initial surge of COVID-19 cases, patients were advised to postpone annual exams and screenings until the spread of COVID-19 slowed down. Although healthcare...
Chandra Y. Osborn, PhD, MPH | Aug 7, 2020 | Behavioral Science, Blogs
With so many stressors associated with living and working in a time of COVID-19, employers are paying even more attention to the mental health of their employees. A Kaiser Family Foundation study supports this concern, citing the four in ten U.S. adults that...
Chandra Y. Osborn, PhD, MPH | Jun 15, 2020 | Blogs
The healthcare industry, like most others, has pressed “play” after being on “pause” for the last three months. And everything looks different now, including population health. Health systems put population health initiatives on the back burner to prioritize treating...
