SHORTLY AFTER the Allied victory in 1945, Albert Einstein produced one of his most-famous quotes: "I do not know what will be used in the next world war?assuming there will be another one?but the fourth world war will be fought with stones."An ominous statement from a truly brilliant man, to be sure. Hopefully, we'll never have to find out, but even if the next war is fought with clubs and rocks, there will still be a need for medical specialists to take care of the wounded.
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.
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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.
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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.
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