Patient and Consumer Issues
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 1, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has prioritized the use of clinical and administrative health care data as a core utility for a continuously learning health system (The “Learning Health System” is a system in which science, informatics, incentives, and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 10, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives
Obesity, overweight, and associated chronic diseases continue to be major threats to the health of individuals and the greater population. There is now more evidence than ever that connects obesity and related diseases with downstream effects such as reduced...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 11, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | The authors of this paper recommend the integration of health care quality improvement measures for health literacy, language access, and cultural competence. The paper also notes the importance of patient-centered and equity-based institutional...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Dec 3, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The central idea of early disease detection and treatment is essentially simple. However, the path to its successful achievement (on the one hand, bringing to treatment those with previously undetected disease, and, on the other, avoiding harm to those...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 8, 2018 | Commentary, Perspectives
On three separate occasions, I have heard the words, “You have cancer.” Each of these moments came at a very different point in my life. Each affected me differently. Now, with 25 years’ experience as a patient, a survivor, and an advocate, I want to reflect on...
