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  • Why Oral Health Must Be Part of Whole-Person Care

    The Mouth Is Connected to More Than We Think In the healthcare experience, oral health has historically been treated separately from the rest of the body, despite growing evidence of the oral/systemic connection. Research links poor oral health to [...]

  • What It Takes to Close Care Gaps in Rural Communities: Why Between-Visit Engagement Is the Missing Piece

    Across rural communities, healthcare providers are facing mounting challenges: higher chronic disease rates, transportation barriers, workforce shortages, delayed preventive care, and limited access to specialty services. For Medicaid populations in particular, these challenges often extend far beyond the walls [...]

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  • The Low-Hanging Fruit of Hospital Readmissions is Gone. Now What?

    Post-pandemic, the 30-day hospital readmission rate in the U.S. has plateaued between 14.5% and 14.7%, according to Definitive Healthcare. Although 2012’s Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) was successful in initially driving the readmission rate lower, that era of low-hanging [...]

  • Why Improving Patient Adherence Is So Difficult and What Actually Works

    Improving patient adherence has long been a priority across healthcare. Whether it’s medication adherence, following a care plan, or completing recommended next steps, adherence directly impacts outcomes, costs, and quality performance. And yet, despite significant effort and investment, improving [...]

  • Why Healthcare Engagement Isn’t Reaching the People Who Need It Most

    Key Takeaways Low patient engagement is often a design issue, not a participation issue Outreach volume does not equal effective reach Engagement must be timely, relevant, and actionable to drive outcomes Poor engagement contributes directly to care gaps, missed [...]