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I created Momentum Health Strategies as a vehicle for contributing my passion for patient engagement and organizational excellence. Ten years on, I’ve had the privilege to work with many organizations – large and small – with a similar fire for making change happen and amplifying the voice and expertise of people with lived experience. The last five plus years I’ve been active in the value conversation in the U.S., working to elevate the participation and leadership of patient communities in improving research, health technology assessment and policy that addresses value. So, it seems like the next logical evolution in my career is to focus on global impact and fostering change. As of August 14, I’ll be taking the helm of the International Consortium for Health Care Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM). At its heart, this revered organization asks the right questions: what health outcomes matter to patients and how do we facilitate the systematic, sustained measurement to ensure those outcomes are achieved? I look forward to this next challenge.
Momentum Health Strategies will remain part of my voice, and please call on me if our expertise and energy can be useful to your efforts. I’ve elected to take a break from publishing this digest every two weeks – at least for now – as I find my global community and identify how I may be of service. Thanks for your ongoing support and kinship. Let’s keep the conversation going in other forums. You can find me on LinkedIn most days. Be well!
Jennifer
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Jennifer Bright, MPA, Appointed as New President of ICHOM | ICHOM (International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Bright as its new President. With extensive experience in healthcare strategy, policy, and patient advocacy, Jennifer brings a wealth of knowledge to lead ICHOM in its mission to improve patient outcomes globally. She begins her role on 14 August 2023. | |
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I Studied Five Countries’ Health Care Systems. We Need to Get More Creative With Ours. | Although we just experienced a pandemic in which over one million Americans died, health care reform doesn’t seem to be a top political issue in the United States right now. That’s a mistake. The American health care system is broken. We are one of the few developed countries that does not have universal coverage. We spend an extraordinary amount on health care, far more than anyone else. And our broad outcomes are middling at best. | |
A Major Problem With Compulsory Mental Health Care Is the Medication | If severe mental illness, untreated, underlies the feeling of encroaching anarchy and menace around the homeless encampments of San Francisco or in the subways of New York City, then the remedy appears obvious. Let’s rescue those who, as New York’s mayor, Eric Adams, says, “slip through the cracks” of our mental health care systems; let’s give people “the treatment and care they need." It sounds so straightforward... But unless we confront some rarely spoken truths, that convergence will prove illusory. | |
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AI: This is a Patient-Partner | A patient partner in clinical research refers to an individual who has personal experience with a specific health condition and actively participates in the research process as a collaborator or advisor. Unlike traditional research participants, patient partners are involved at various stages of the research, including study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of findings. | |
Even At Top Hospitals, Racial Health Disparities in Patient Safety Are Steep | Even the highest-performing hospitals see racial health disparities in adverse patient safety events, with a new report from The Leapfrog Group and Urban Institute showing that gaps persist across top- and bottom-rated hospitals. | |
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Unlocking health equity: The promise and challenges of integrating social determinants of health data | The diabetic patient’s care pattern followed an unhealthy cycle; every few months, he wound up back in a hospital’s emergency department, with dangerously high blood glucose levels. After being stabilized, the hospital gives the patient a couple months’ supply of insulin and sends him home. Within weeks, he’s back with a diabetic emergency. | |
Patients Overburdened with Care Coordination Hurts Patient Experience | A new poll from the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) shows that care coordination has become a second job for many patients, something AAPA experts said is becoming a major pitfall for the overall patient experience. | |
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Less Is More: Quality Measurement In Primary Care | “Less is more,” the old adage states. But quality measurement in US health care has trended relentlessly toward “more.” Often, this results from the best of intentions. Payers and policy makers see quality measures as not merely a way to assess clinician quality but as a way to signal the importance of whatever health component the metric intends to address. | |
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Passion + Quality = Change That Matters
I embrace the powerful opportunities in our evolving health care landscape. I founded Momentum Health Strategies to be a catalyst for change through continuous learning, diverse engagement and thoughtful policy and practice initiatives. I deliver innovative, strategic thinking and a passion for improving the patient experience. My personal drive and dedication to high-quality results will help you navigate the competitive terrain you face and convert your vision to action.
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