Innovation Horizons is now an IACET Accredited Provider
We are proud to announce that the Innovation Horizons team has hit a milestone this month as Innovation Horizons is now an International Accreditors for Continuing Education & Training (IACET) Accredited Provider. IACET recognizes providers for their commitment to high-quality instruction by following the ANSI/IACET Standard for Continuing Education and Training. This accreditation expands our ability to […]
New 5-Part Data Visualization Course Now Available!
Innovation Horizons is thrilled to partner with Andy Krackov of Hillcrest Academy in offering a 5-part continuing education course on data visualization accredited by the American Public Health Association. From Spreadsheet to Storytelling: A Step-by-Step Guide to Communicating Health Data offers a hybrid learning experience for policy analysts, communications experts, researchers, journalists, public health experts, […]
Homelessness and Mental Health: The Housing First Model
Homelessness disproportionally affects people with mental health disorders. Therefore, there needs to be programs that target this population when working towards alleviating homelessness. Housing First (HF) is a housing assistance model that provides rent supplements in conjunction with mental health support services. This solution-oriented approach to homelessness has the potential to make an impact on […]
The overuse of medical procedures in American hospitals: Lown Institute Hospital Index data
Doctors are colloquially known to operate by the mantra “do no harm” and when American’s seek medical care, they expect their provider to be making decisions in their best interest. Doing no harm to patients includes not putting them through unnecessary treatments. However, a May 2021 press release from the Lown Institute has drawn attention […]
Social Innovation Led by the Community Will Promote Sustainable Cities
Social housing communities, and the residents of those communities, are often overlooked resources in transitioning cities to a circular economy system. Social housing refers to a system that provides housing for below market value to residents, and circular economics refers to a system that reshapes consumption and production in cities to promote resource efficiency. By […]
Expanding Care Coordination through Google Health – Can the End of Clinician Tyranny be Insight?
I was intrigued with the new post by Paul Muret from Google Health’s development team who cited last week the problem a 2016 Annals of Internal Medicine paper noting that clinicians spend half their day on a computer navigating electronic health records (EHRs) and other systems. I think that this problem is getting worse not better, but […]
Interview w/Andy Krackov: What is Data Visualization?
Check out an interview with Andy Krackov, Founder, Hillcrest Advisory where he discusses the importance and value of data visualization. In the interview with Lily Stevens, Innovation Horizons Program Manager and Research Analyst, Krackov points out where firms are missing out when not visualizing their data, what a starting point looks like, and key takeaways.
CMS Hospital Pricing Transparency Requirement
As of January 1st, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that all hospitals receiving federal funds comply with the CMS hospital pricing transparency requirement. Hospitals must now post price information on the actual prices negotiated with insurers and the discounts they offer cash-paying customers. At face value, this requirement seems aimed […]
New National Report on Healthcare AI
On December 3rd the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) released a report on artificial intelligence (AI) tools’ potential applications in clinical and administrative health settings. This somewhat unusual collaboration addresses some of the many paths forward for the use of AI in health and healthcare. One key thing that caught our attention was […]
Amazon Launches Online Pharmacy
Yesterday, Amazon announced the launch of its online pharmacy. Building on its acquisition of PillPack in 2018, Amazon is building its capacity to deliver medicine straight to every doorstep in America. Implications for the massive scaling of their front door deliveries of pharmaceuticals to patients, much like any other services Amazon provides, will have a […]
