It’s alarming to read headlines regarding deaths caused by overdoses. The misuse of opioids – including prescription pain killers, heroin and other artificial opioids have become a severe national crisis affecting public health. Beyond public health, opioid addiction also affects social and economic welfare. According to the Centers for Disease control and Prevention, “In the …
Physician burnout in the US is reaching epidemic proportions as we seek for health care system solutions that optimizes people’s health and is yet affordable. Fundamentally, if we could better influence the health-related decisions that take place between a clinician and a patient, we would be making significant strides towards the triple aim. This is …
Four years ago, I found myself sitting nervously in the doctor’s office for my annual physical check-up, unaware that I was about to receive alarming news. When the results came in, my heart sank—I was pre-diabetic! My A1C blood sugar levels registered at 5.6, just shy of the warning zone where diabetes could take hold. …
In 2018, I was interning as a communications specialist at the Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science (CHIIS), IU School of Medicine. That year, I was fortunate to have attended the Healthcare Thinkathon’ event hosted by them at the Hilton in downtown Indianapolis. The theme of the conference centered around transforming the current health …
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