Humana Inc. has partnered with Availity, Business Health Care and nationally-recognized health care consultant Dr. Jacque Sokolov to create ChangeNow4Health, an online community committed to improving health care through immediate action.
"Our health care system is badly broken, but there are disconnected pockets of progress around the country," said Michael B. McCallister, president and chief executive officer of Humana. "Yet because health care is such a fragmented industry, the people and organizations behind these initiatives have a hard time communicating and coming together. ChangeNow4Health is designed to be a channel that action-oriented individuals can use to step forward, exchange ideas with one another and solve problems now. It's an online, real-time catalyst and clearinghouse for change."
One of the key features of ChangeNow4Health is its online communities, which will serve as forums to share best practices and as virtual workplaces to incubate and implement solutions. There are currently three communities, each one moderated by a prominent health care blogger:
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Helping Consumers Make Smarter Health Care Decisions: Members of this community are working to find ways to ensure that consumers have the tools, information and desire to take responsibility for their own health. The group seeks to identify roadblocks on the way to responsible consumerism and create breakthrough solutions.
Simplifying the Business of Health Care: This community looks at how administrative and financial functions can be streamlined so that the health care system works more cost-effectively.
Preventing Sickness and Maintaining Health: The goal of this community is to incubate solutions that help consumers understand the connection between better health and lower health care costs. Members will work on ways to change individual behaviors and clinical practices so the health care system can shift its focus from treatment to prevention.
For more information, visit changenow4health.com.
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