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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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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The Reason For Our Rebrand
Posted on February 24, 2015 by CarpeVITA Admin in P4 Health, Participate, Personalize, Predict, PreventHave you noticed our rebrand? We are excited because this rebrand really expresses our mission, which is to help patients and health care providers move from sick-care to well-care. Maintaining health isn’t easy these days. Managing numerous health care providers, knowing who to trust, having the time to take care of yourself, getting the information […]
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