We are missing a lot of signals about the future of our health and our determinants
of health. In a journal article written
by Asch et al. (2012) the evolution of healthcare and what determines our
health is discussed. Three specific
signals are mentioned in the article and include the often overlooked social determinants of health such as social
circumstances. Second, healthcare
institutions and insurance are no longer producing outcomes consumers’
desire. There is a trend showing that
there is interest in what happens to the population and the individual. The third signal we are missing is that reimbursement
for services is changing, and eventually the successful healthcare providers
will offer a broad range of services to deliver health.
See the entire article in The New England Journal of Medicine
Asch, A.D., Volpp K. (2012). What business are we in? The
Emergence of Health as
the business of Health Care. The New
England Journal of Medicine, 367; 10. pp. 888-889.
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