Disruptive Women in Health Care

As a member of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Advocacy Alliance Board and a breast cancer survivor, I welcome readers of Disruptive Women in Health Care to read the statement below that was released by Komen as a result of the U.S...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force unleashed a tsunami this week with new breast cancer guidelines that are suspiciously timed to current efforts to rein in burgeoning healthcare costs...

Once again I have the privilege of introducing the newest group of Disruptive Women, all of whomare acomplished in their fields. These women are not afraid to take chances, to cross boundaries, to look beyond what exists today and think creatively...

The following guest post — part of Disruptive Women’s drug adherence series — is written by Valerie Fleishman, Executive Director, New England Healthcare Institute. Pat...

A study published in last month’s issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is quite common in pregnant women. In fact, among the 1,581 women evaluated, more than 80% reported experiencing trauma (i.e. ...

Health care reform legislation isn’t just being talked about — movement is being made, and the House passed its version of health reform legislation over the weekend. Th...

The following guest post on the subject of drug adherence is written by Janet Wright, Senior Vice President, Science & Quality, at American College of Cardiology...

The following guest post on the subject of drug adherence is written by Julie Murchinson, Founder, Health 2.0 Accelerator and Managing Director with Manatt Health Solutions. The tools are coming! The tools are coming...

This month, Disruptive Women welcomes Patrick F. Terry, a self-proclaimed “JAD” (Just A Dad), as our Man of the Month. Q: So, where should we start? Y...

My initial enthusiasm for blogging on the subject of adherence policy “carrots and sticks” faded the more I contemplated the disputes that would arise by suggesting “sticks,” so mostly I’ll – pardon the pun – “stick” to “carrots.” In recent weeks these blog pages have been filled with ways to s...

For those of you who are visiting our blog for the first time, you will notice several blog posts on the topic of drug adherence. From time to time Disrutpive Women tackles a particularly vexing issue and runs a series of posts that we then compile into an e-book...

I’ve always been someone who (pretty much) does what I’m told. When my parents or a doctor told me “Take your medicine”, I complied. Howeve...

For many years I was a caregiver and advocate for my family and friends. I discovered that taking their medications correctly was one of the main problems...

The following post – part of Disruptive Women’s Drug Adherence Series – is by Stacey Irving of McKesson Patient Relationship Solutions. Poor medication adherence affects all of us in healthcare — it’s a problem that our entire industry is trying to tackle. By many ...