CHIBE in the News

Accolade is a healthcare technology company trying to simplify the decision-making process for patients. The service provides access to a personal healthcare assistant and a team of nurses. Members can get on-demand help choosing a health plan, finding in-network treatments, or determining a copay. The company also uses population health interventions to identify care needs among their patients. Daniel Polsky, PhD, a health economist and professor at Johns Hopkins University, said that Accolade’s services fill a gap in the value-based healthcare model — that is, engaging patients. Value-based care has created new contracts between clinicians and payers, Polsky said, but…

This recent Forbes article features ten behavioral scientists, including Katy Milkman and Alison Buttenheim. These behavioral scientists are leading examples of impact in health, their work spanning from experimentation to implementation. From Katy Milkman’s massive tests to increase vaccination rates to Neela Saldanha’s efforts to alleviate global poverty, these leading behavioral scientists are making the change they want to see in the world. Alison Buttenheim combines her interest in behavioral economics with a focus on improving child health on a global level. Dr. Buttenheim is a public health researcher and behavioral epidemiologist with a host of appointments at the University…