Complimentary from the publishers of Healthcare Innovation News         September, 2015
	"The cost of healthcare in the United States is skyrocketing. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, our National Health Expenditure Data is projected to hit $3.207 trillion this year. The ability to embrace new solutions, methods, products, ideas and technologies-aka "innovation"-is the only way to ease and reverse this trend. The challenges, and more precisely the barriers, to deploying innovation, include organizational inertia ('we don't do it that way') and the temptation to focus on the urgent, as opposed to the important ('we already have too much on our plate'), both of which foreclose the potential to explore and adopt innovation. They are the fulcrums of Clayton Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma. The anthem of the status quo ('our customers are happy with the service we provide today; we are meeting their needs') drowns out the steady drumbeat of 'we have to innovate to stay relevant.'" -Anna-Lisa Silvestre, MPH, Chief Engagement Officer, Conversa Health, San Rafael, Calif.
	"22 million Americans were projected to enroll in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) by 2025. Currently there are already more than 37 million people enrolled in such plans, a goal reached 10 years earlier than projected." Excerpted from: Healthcare Innovation News, Volume 2, Issue 9, September 2015, "What Healthcare Can Learn from Amazon, Uber and the Movies" by Ted Tanner, Jr.
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	ACP on Telemedicine: Still Wary MedPage Today, September 8, 201
	Technology and Infection Prevention: How Innovation Will Change the IP Role Infection Control Today, September 7, 2015
	Foundation Aims to Spark Innovation Among Safety-Net Providers NJ Spotlight, September 8, 2015
	For Health Care Innovation, Cultivate Strong Alliances North Shore LlJ, September 3, 2015
	Philips Showcases Healthcare Innovations That Support the Elderly Philips, September 3, 2015
	Suite Of MBA Programs Inject Innovation Into Talent-Hungry Healthcare Sector BusinessBecause, September 3, 2015
	What Healthcare Could Learn From Amazon, Uber and the Movies by Ted Tanner, Jr. Data Security in Healthcare: A Paradigm Shift by Jack Plotkin Making A Case For Healthcare Innovation: ClearChoiceMD Leverages Cloud Technologies to Improve Medical Services for Underserved Rural Regions by Alex Fuchs Gaining Traction for New Health Technologies: Why Does it Matter Today? by Travis Good, M.D., MBA, M.S. Thought Leader's Corner: What Are the Biggest Challenges for Deploying Innovation in a Healthcare Organization? Industry News with briefs regarding Prosper Women Entrepreneurs and Capital BlueCross. Catching Up with... Robert Pearl, M.D. Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Healthcare Innovation News, or find out more
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