October 2015

With its highly ambiguous title and wide-reaching goals, the wellness movement has officially arrived in the United States.

Although we have seen some progress through the proliferation of patient-centered medical homes, most clinicians have not fundamentally altered their basic approach to engaging with their patients.

Payment reform has been proceeding at a brisk pace and is now seemingly unstoppable.

A veritable digital health revolution is brewing, with a plethora of health apps coming to market that go beyond simply tracking your daily steps and caloric burn.

Mental illness affects tens of millions of people in the United States each year. However, overall, only about half of those affected receive treatment.

When an ACO succeeds in both delivering high-quality care and spending health care dollars more wisely, it will share in the savings it achieves for the Medicare program.

Health care reform and the increasing pipeline of specialty have created a "perfect storm" of significant business and financial impacts to patients, insurers, health care providers, manufacturers, and pharmacies.

What exactly is a biosimilar, and what are the repercussions for patients, payers, and manufacturers, if multiple biosimilars are approved for the same drug?

Based on the principle that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," the pharmacy practices a holistic, prevention-based approach to patient health.

Opportunities for pharmacists to contribute to the health and well-being of patients through "wellness" services have been a topic of discussion in the profession for several decades.

To help patients live the best possible life with their condition, we ultimately need to look beyond clinical trial data toward new and emerging sources of information that highlight the real world, longitudinal experience of a broader and more diverse patient population.

Pain is recognized as a common, but complex, multifaceted experience that can interfere with quality of life and contribute to psychological problems, social awkwardness, and work-related disability.

The wellness movement is gaining momentum, shifting the United States from a system of "sick care" to one of "health care."

Approximately 155 million people in the United States under the age of 65 years receive employment-based health benefits.