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ATLANTA, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Like all the King's men in the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme, U.S. healthcare leaders are searching for ways to put our fractured healthcare system "back together again." That fact and analogy are focal points of a presentation by Gordon Norman, MD, chief innovation officer for Alere, at the Seventh Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference, July 19-20 in San Diego.
Dr. Norman's presentation will highlight the various participants within the healthcare industry – physicians, state and federal legislators, attorneys, healthcare technology companies, courts, private investors and patients – and how complex and disparate the system has become, leading to higher costs and poorer outcomes ... in effect, a broken system.
"Never has the healthcare system been more complex, or more ineffective," says Dr. Norman. "If we are going to put the healthcare system back together, we have to find smarter ways to connect, empower, and better care for all of our citizens."
He notes key challenges facing our nation:
Dr. Norman and his colleagues at Alere, a patient-centered health management company serving large employers, health plans, and provider organizations nationwide, believe a key solution is a return to patient-centric models of healthcare that focus on what patients want and need. His recommendation to the healthcare industry is to:
Dr. Norman believes the solution to the current broken healthcare system will not come from monolithic changes imposed top down, but will emerge from bottom up regional health reform experiments at the state and local levels where employers, providers, and health plans can be more innovative, where multiple interests may be more easily aligned, and where political barriers, as well as status quo inertia, can be overcome.
About Alere Health
Alere Health (www.alere.com) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (www.invernessmedical.com) (NYSE: IMA). Alere, a Latin verb, meaning "to care for" or "to support", offers the most patient-centered health management services available from a single provider in the industry. Alere services provide health interventions that are designed for the entire lifespan from pre-cradle (high-risk pregnancy and NICU management) to end-of-life care (complex care) as well as the continuum of health from wellness (health and productivity programs) and prevention to total health management of the individual for those having various chronic illnesses.
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