According to the most recent data on literacy in the United States, only 10 percent of adults have the knowledge and skills needed to understand important information about their health. Our access to health services and informed health decision-making are dependent on this information. So what about the other 90 percent? We all want – [...]
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We are the 90%
By Perrie Briskin | May 16, 2012Inspiration and Innovation at UPA Boston’s 11th Annual Usability & User Experience Conference
By Sarah | May 10, 2012How can organizations better involve clients in the design process? Are formal written reports the best way to communicate usability test findings? How can we engage new users in mobile and Web-based games for behavior change? These were a few of the questions that were explored at the 2012 UPA Boston Conference. UPA 2012 allowed [...]
CommunicateHealth to Host Workshop at IHA Health Literacy Conference
By Perrie Briskin | April 17, 2012CommunicateHealth is excited to participate in the Institute for Healthcare Advancement’s 11th Annual Health Literacy Conference, May 9 to 11, in Irvine, CA. The conference is an opportunity for the health literacy community to come together to discuss the many challenges facing the field. Featured topics include creating a health literate society, making health information [...]
Data vs. Doctors
By Perrie Briskin | January 13, 2012This week in TechCrunch, Silicon Valley mogul and Sun Micosystems founder Vinod Khosla wrote “Do We Need Doctors or Algorithms?,” a compelling piece about healthcare and data. More specifically, as our ability to collect and analyze data improves with technology, can algorithms, or as he calls it, “Dr. A,” replace doctors? Having computers armed with data taking [...]
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