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1/11/2021

The many dimensions of access to care

Piali De, CEO

These days, I often find myself thinking about the tragic impacts of poor access to health care. I find my mind wandering between four obstacles to good care: geographic, specializations, economic, and frequency.

9/4/2020

Owning one’s health data

Piali De, CEO

This pandemic has taught us many things. One lesson that keeps coming back to my mind is how critical it is that we, the consumers of healthcare, find a way to manage our own care. In the coming years, our current heath system will go through major upheavals, trying to set a new course where there is more focus on keeping us healthy than on treating our illnesses.

9/3/2019

The joy off a Ibis community session

Brenton Stoddart, Ibis Program Specialist

Ibis Community Sessions are my proudest moments working for Senscio Systems. There is no better setting to feel the tangible impact Ibis has on our members’.

9/2/2019

At the Heart of a Heathy Aging Community

Piali De, CEO

One of the goals of the Ibis Program is to foster communities that support World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of healthy aging: “the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age”.

7/28/2019

The promise of AI in healthcare

Piali De, CEO

There is an awful lot of talk these days about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to transform healthcare. I happen to agree. In time, AI will automate many routine tasks that physicians do today. The extra capacity created will be helpful in mitigating the physician shortage strains that the US faces. There is also the promise that physicians will be able to spend more time doing what they enjoy most - problem solving, not record keeping.

6/15/2018

Empowering Patients to Own their Health

Piali De, CEO

When it comes to your personal wealth, would you rather have your money monitored or managed? Why should it be any different than your health, or the health of an aging relative?

5/29/2018

Leveraging “Webside” Manner for Better Health Outcomes

Piali De, CEO

It isn’t just what you do for your patients, it’s how you do it. Patients decide whether they like their healthcare provider and will visit them based on more than just medical expertise.

1/24/2018

The Evolving Effectiveness of Home Health Care for Medicaid Patients

By Nicholas Toumpas, Senscio Advisor

Over the past several years, we have seen an increasing awareness of the need for evolution of Medicaid-funded healthcare from traditional “fee for service” to accountable outcome-focused care.

1/23/2018

A Primary Care Perspective on Augmenting Primary Care Technology

Dr. David Green, Pulmonary Medicine, Emerson Hospital

The promise and effectiveness of technology enhanced in-home care is tremendous.