{"id":319,"date":"2013-11-16T15:09:04","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T04:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=319"},"modified":"2013-11-16T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T04:09:36","slug":"new-era-in-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=319","title":{"rendered":"sharing drives behaviour change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medcitynews.com\/2013\/10\/calico-communities-legislation-tech-drive-new-era-health\/\">http:\/\/medcitynews.com\/2013\/10\/calico-communities-legislation-tech-drive-new-era-health\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>peer support is a powerful model to support behaviour change<\/li>\n<li>social media-backed sharing of progress reinforces achievements<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Stevens is the CEO of KEAS &gt; workplace health interventions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Calico, communities, legislation and tech drive a new era of health<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>October 14, 2013 12:45 pm\u00a0by\u00a0<a title=\"Posts by Josh Stevens\" href=\"http:\/\/medcitynews.com\/author\/jstevens\/\" rel=\"author\">Josh Stevens<\/a>\u00a0| 0 Comments<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1;\">America\u2019s healthcare system has historically taken only baby steps to empower individual health and wellness ownership \u2013 until now. Recent events are about to alter existing healthcare paradigms and I believe this to be the most pivotal of moments. With Google\u2019s Calico, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Penn State\u2019s wellness debacle and the rise of health-oriented social, healthcare entities are now taking a microscope to existing practices and infrastructures. What will they find? An industry destined for a radical makeover that will result in a prevention-based and consumer-driven healthcare network.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0Let\u2019s take a look at the players involved, from the good (social networking and technology), the bad (Penn State\u2019s wellness initiative) and the TBD (Calico and the ACA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Emerging Models<\/strong><br \/>\nLegislation, technology, communities, and social networking are forcing a healthcare overhaul. Consider\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/medcitynews.com\/2013\/09\/message-googles-health-initiative-calico-think-bigger\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google\u2019s Calico<\/a>: It has the opportunity to create the largest online community to share health information, turning personal health on its head. With a greater global consumer reach than any other organization, Google has the access and resources to throw at this opportunity, making it the ideal company to coordinate this effort \u2013 and being led by Art Levinson, the Bill Gates of biotech, doesn\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1337558122647-0\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.714285714;\">Addressing the issue of aging in a share- and prevention-oriented effort is a response to the growing presence of the \u201cempowered patient.\u201d Calico could finally deliver on the promise for people to have the ability to seize proactive command over their health with a full understanding of their health data and risk factors. Previously constrained by outdated regulations and a healthcare system that doesn\u2019t prioritize prevention, the tables are finally turning. The potential can live up to the hype.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The October 1 launch of ACA-mandated healthcare exchanges is another step toward preventative care and information sharing. While the ACA is polarizing on both sides, (the outcome of its execution remains yet to be seen) the core of the ACA will impact the resulting healthcare industry in a way that empowers individuals to own their well-being and fosters collaboration with all patient caregivers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Anti-Model\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPennsylvania State University recently (and wisely) repealed a recent decision that established a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/09\/19\/business\/after-uproar-penn-state-suspends-penalty-fee-in-wellness-plan.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">punitive-based health and wellness program<\/a>. Love or hate it, even the ACA agrees with the \u2018carrot\u2019 versus the \u2018stick\u2019 (companies can offer a reward of up to 30 percent of health costs for employees who participate in programs like risk assessment). Given the backlash and media attention Penn state received, it was an unfortunate way to learn what not to do.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, HIPAA is about to be a relic. Designed in a bygone era, HIPAA will be rendered obsolete thanks to the ACA. Because the ACA will provide benefits to those with pre-existing conditions, HIPAA\u2019s privacy laws will only exist as roadblocks to individual health and wellness. The future of healthcare is driven by information sharing. It\u2019s time for HIPAA to die<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Proven Models<\/strong><br \/>\nPeer support in healthcare is proving to be wildly successful. As consumers, we increasingly seek the wisdom of crowds to create and sustain meaningful behavior change. El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, CA, recently launched a healthcare program for its employees in which social networking was a one of the tent poles in the program. During an 8-week time frame, over 1,000 participants lost over 1,000 pounds and began eating more fruits and vegetables. What was the number one motivating factor? Sharing progress updates with colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Today, 80 percent of healthcare costs are associated with preventable illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. It\u2019s no wonder people are demanding to take back ownership of their health. Social networking, communities, technology and legislation are propelling old school healthcare into a consumer-driven and preventative-based model. I say bring it on \u2014 it\u2019s about time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/medcitynews.com\/2013\/10\/calico-communities-legislation-tech-drive-new-era-health\/ peer support is a powerful model to support behaviour change social media-backed sharing of progress reinforces achievements Stevens is the CEO of KEAS &gt; workplace health interventions Calico, communities, legislation and tech drive a new era of health October 14, 2013 12:45 pm\u00a0by\u00a0Josh Stevens\u00a0| 0 Comments America\u2019s healthcare system has historically taken only baby &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=319\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">sharing drives behaviour change<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8,9,10,4,3,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-saving-lives","category-entrepreneurship","category-healthcare","category-healthy-habits","category-quantified-self","category-rapid-learning-health-systems","category-research-methodology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions\/321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}