Category Archives: P4 Health
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How to Improve Patient-Provider Relationships in Modern Healthcare
Posted on August 5, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in P4 Health, Participate, WellnessPatients have made it clear that they want more out of their relationships with their healthcare providers. They want a deeper level of trust, communication and empathy, and they want to be treated as an individual, not as a demographic. When patients don’t feel a personal connection with their doctor, they often view appointments and […]
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How Health Reform is Changing Healthcare in America For the Better
Posted on August 4, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in P4 Health, WellnessThere is much talk about the issues Obamacare is causing in regards to healthcare in America. Some of these complaints include increasing deductibles, high insurance rates, narrow networks, access to care, and a shortage of physicians. What isn’t being talked about as much is how health reform is changing healthcare in America for the better. […]
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Future Medicine = Care Traffic Control
Posted on July 14, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in P4 Health, Participate, Personalize, Predict, Prevent, WellnessCoined by a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School named Dr. John Halamka, the term “care traffic control” is a play on the term “air traffic control,” because it does for healthcare what an airport command center does to keep track of planes. Interestingly enough, it could very well be what the future of […]
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How to Achieve & Maintain Wellness in the Next 5 Years
Posted on July 8, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in Fitness, Genomics, Men's Health, Nutrition, P4 Health, Participate, Personalize, Predict, Prevent, Wellness, Women's HealthUnfortunately, the American dream has turned into a lifestyle that keeps us sick instead of well. Knowing how to achieve and maintain wellness is not something most of us have figured out. On a daily basis, we deal with: An American diet that is low in nutrition and high in processed, chemical-ridden foods Low levels […]
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Baby Boomers Are Driving Big Changes in Healthcare
Posted on July 1, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in Genomics, Men's Health, P4 Health, Participate, Personalize, Predict, Prevent, Wellness, Women's HealthIn a recent USA Today article called, Nation’s Sickest Seniors Reshape Health Care, they demonstrated with numerous statistics and figures how 15% of seniors account for nearly half of Medicare spending. It’s no wonder baby boomers are driving big changes in healthcare. We’ll summarize their findings and offer our take on this key aspect of […]
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7 Ways to Take Control of Your Health
Posted on June 16, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in Men's Health, P4 Health, Participate, Wellness, Women's HealthMore and more people are waking up to the notion that they need to take control of their health. Most of us visit the doctor only 1-2 times per year, and each visit is typically about 10 minutes long, so we certainly can’t put our health in the hands of our physicians. It’s important to […]
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Why Employee Wellness Programs Are Necessary Right Now
Posted on June 13, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in P4 Health, Participate, WellnessEmployer wellness programs have become more and more popular over the past decade. Employees enjoy the health benefits these programs provide and employers enjoy the improved productivity and morale, as well as the reduced sick time their programs produce. 44% of U.S. employers have a wellness program according to the 2014 A.J. Gallagher & Co. […]
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How Important Is That Annual Checkup?
Posted on May 20, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in Genomics, P4 Health, Participate, Personalize, Predict, Prevent, WellnessPeople go to the doctor for a myriad of reasons. Maybe you have a concern, or you need a prescription. Perhaps you are going on a regular basis for ongoing chronic disease follow up. Some of you might even make sure you go every year for a health maintenance checkup. We believe annual checkups are […]
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Will There be a Doctor Shortage?
Posted on May 7, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in P4 Health, WellnessAccording to the March 2015 IHS report titled, The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections From 2013 to 2025, the “demand for physicians continues to grow faster than supply, leading to a projected shortfall of between 46,100 and 90,400 physicians by 2025.” The problem is especially affecting the supply of primary care physicians as […]
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What is Population Health & Why Should You Care?
Posted on May 4, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in P4 Health, Prevent, WellnessThe term “population health” represents the health outcomes of a group of individuals, which can include communities, ethnic groups, groups of employees, or any other defined group of people. Instead of just including the overall health of the population, population health also includes the distribution of healthcare, with the goal being to eliminate or reduce […]
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