Consumer driven implications for inpatient medical management

Today, the clade 2b outbreak has reached alarming proportions, with over 94,000 confirmed cases reported across 117 countries, including significant numbers in the U.S. and Brazil, and up to 103 deaths. The virus has been found to affect younger men who have sex with men, who are linked to high rates of HIV co-infection.

In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.

Juan Michael Porter II, a prominent healthcare journalist and HIV advocate, spoke to MHE about keeping HIV/AIDS a priority and the dynamics of funding programs and pharmaceutical pricing

In our latest "Meet the Board" podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive Editors caught up with editorial advisory board member, Eric Hunter, CEO of CareOregon, to discuss a number of topics, one including the merger that never closed with SCAN Health Plan due to local opposition from Oregonians.

Keri Althoff, Ph.D., discusses how a model developed at Johns Hopkins can assess the comorbidities that patients with HIV may face by 2030.

Improving equity for people with HIV requires health leaders to recognize that patients have different risk factors, Keri Althoff, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins says.