By Shelley Davis MSN RNC CCM – 80% of American adults enrolled in Medicare are prescribed at least one daily maintenance medication. With the vast majority of Medicare patients dependent on some type of prescription, and with 70% of the same population diagnosed with two or more chronic conditions, medication adherence is vitally important, now more than ever.
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The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of March that we think deserve sharing again.
By Shelley Davis MSN RNC CCM – The healthcare industry is undergoing an evolution towards retail service, driven in large part by the growing influence of consumers in the marketplace. Younger patients have largely moved away from the traditional care delivery model that has sustained healthcare for so long.
By Shelley Davis MSN RNC CCM – Healthcare pioneer Florence Nightingale may be best known for her reforms of the shockingly unsanitary hospital conditions during the Crimean War in 1854. A lesser-known achievement, however, is that she also is a pioneer of what we know today as data-driven population health management.