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Measures of Patient Activation and Social Support in a Peer-Led Support Network for Women with Cardiovascular Disease

October 17, 2017

Study from Witt, Benson, Campbell, Silah, and Berra (2016) describing the structure of peer-led support groups offered by WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women Living with Heart Disease and assesses participants' quality of life and social, emotional, and physical health.

How the Shift from Volume to Value is Driving Better Health Outcomes

October 13, 2017

UnitedHealthcare gathered both data and experiences extracted from their work with 110,000 physicians and 1,100 hospitals now
participating in some form of VBC program, including:
• Key findings and successes with their providers who are shifting to VBC.
• Important takeaways and best practices that emerged from their two ACO summits held in 2016 with more than 40 top-performing ACOs.
• Patient and physician stories illustrating the personal impact of VBC.
• Items they believe will be most critical over the coming years for more widespread adoption of VBC models and ACOs.

Improving Community Wellness, Healthy Choices, and Health Equity Through Mobile Health

October 10, 2017

This report describes ways in which mobile health (mHealth) tools and technologies are used by adults to enable healthy eating, active living, and psychosocial support. Over the past several years, the Foundation for eHealth Initiative (FeHI) has researched how technology can support patients and healthcare providers to prevent, manage, and treat chronic conditions across the continuum of care. Funded by the Aetna Foundation, this report describes trends towards the consumerization of healthcare and demonstrates how mHealth can empower people to make healthy choices and improve health and wellness at an individual and population level. A series of case studies illustrates successful approaches to the design, implementation, and use of mHealth that enhance wellness efforts, and reviews some key challenges and barriers that remain to be addressed.

Telehealth Index: 2017 Consumer Survey

October 10, 2017

American Well’s new consumer survey finds a growing vanguard of consumers who are willing to switch doctors
in order to get video visits as part of their care. And the majority of consumers are increasingly open to video
visits. With the market value of telehealth expected to hit $36.2 billion by 2020, our survey highlights consumers’
desire to use video visits across a range of medical needs.1 Consumers believe telehealth is effective for managing
minor healthcare concerns like refilling prescriptions and for managing complex, ongoing issues like chronic
conditions.
American Well commissioned Harris Poll to conduct two online studies among over 4,000 adults. The results are
weighted to be representative of the American adult population across standard demographics.