Practical Considerations in the Measurement of Outcomes in Healthcare

In the current era of accountability in medicine, information regarding outcomes of care can play a pivotal role in medical decision making for physicians, other healthcare providers, patients, and administrators. Although the field of outcomes assessment has not fully matured, a number of tools and methods can be reliably used to produce valid information. Systematic […]

US HealthCenter’s PredictiMed™ Receives Validation from the Intel-GE Care Innovations Validation Institute

ROSEVILLE, CA, February 10, 2015 – Today on behalf of Intel-GE Care Innovations™ and the Validation Institute, US HealthCenter d.b.a. PredictiMed™, and its PredictiMed™ Predictive Modeling Analytics Engine has been validated and issued a stamp of approval. PredictiMed™ is now part of Intel-GE Care Innovations™ Validation Institute’s Trusted Community. Through validation, PredictiMed™ has achieved a […]

US HealthCenter’s PredictiMed™ Receives Validation from the Intel-GE Care Innovations Validation Institute

ROSEVILLE, CA, February 10, 2015 – Today on behalf of Intel-GE Care Innovations™ and the Validation Institute, US HealthCenter d.b.a. PredictiMed™, and its PredictiMed™ Predictive Modeling Analytics Engine has been validated and issued a stamp of approval. PredictiMed™ is now part of Intel-GE Care Innovations™ Validation Institute’s Trusted Community. Through validation, PredictiMed™ has achieved a […]

What If: We Did Corporate Wellness FOR Our Employees, Not TO Them?

There is a growing swell of chatter online these days about where wellness is headed. Outcomes-based programs seem to be the flavor of the day regardless of the profound lack of data about their effectiveness. Similarly, the battle of numbers continues between those who promote data about the effectiveness of wellness… Read More

Striving for 'Well-being' Amid the Wellness Backlash

Until corporate wellness programs demonstrate ROI, many companies have to consider whether there are other ways to improve the health of their employees and the country. The backlash against corporate wellness programs has reached a crescendo with lawsuits by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission on behalf of workers who feel… Read More