October 2021 | Volume 1
MOVING INTELLIGENT CHANGE FORWARD
INNOVATION DIGEST
Patients are unique. Science affirms this and offers the promise of highly targeted therapies to mitigate or even end disease. Before we chase the clinically interesting targets or define a potential endpoint, let’s commit to grounding the inquiry in questions and outcomes that matter to diverse patients. Doing so will yield transformative innovation and also inform consensus on the value to individuals and society. Time well spent.
Tailoring Complex Care to Patients’ Needs: Myths, Realities, and Best Next Steps
The term “complex care management” encompasses a wide range of health care services with some common themes. Individuals are enrolled for intense follow-up and care management by a provider or a team of providers over varying periods of time. The roots of complex care management trace to the 19th century, and increasingly sophisticated models have been proposed for decades.
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Health Equity Report
A once-in-a-century pandemic has exposed nationwide racial inequities in health care.
At Blue Cross, we have a deep commitment to quality, affordable health care and that includes equity. So in 2021, we reviewed 2019 data for more than 1.3 million commercial Massachusetts members (the most recent complete data year).
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A nearly decade-long research project yields a breakthrough in understanding cancer and how to attack it
Scientists have vastly expanded both the understanding of cancer and the number of potential targets for treatment by mapping groups of proteins that drive the disease, according to three landmark papers published together Thursday in the journal Science.
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The Devastating Ways Depression and Anxiety Impact the Body
It’s no surprise that when a person gets a diagnosis of heart disease, cancer or some other life-limiting or life-threatening physical ailment, they become anxious or depressed. But the reverse can also be true: Undue anxiety or depression can foster the development of a serious physical disease, and even impede the ability to withstand or recover from one.
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A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This
Driving home from work in Northern California five years ago, a young woman was so overwhelmed with depression that all she could think about was ending her life. “I couldn’t stop crying,” recalled Sarah, now 38. “The thought that consumed me the entire way on that road was just driving my car into the marshland so I can drown.”
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