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Category: Behavioral economics

ARE YOU TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE WAYS TO MOTIVATE PHYSICIANS?

If you are a healthcare leader, you are quite aware that decisions relating to the cost and quality of care lie in the hands of physicians. You also, particularly yet not exclusively within value-based care arrangements, are quite interested in motivating optimal actions and[…] Read More

WHAT IS PHYSICIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH DATA WORTH?

One of the longest standing in-house debates at Agathos is around engagement. What is it? Is it an end in itself? If so, how does it compare to more ultimate ends such as practice improvement, care improvement, and — most ultimately — improved patient outcomes? There are two[…] Read More

INCREASING RATE OF DISCHARGE SUMMARIES BEFORE SNF TRANSFER

We have enjoyed a long partnership with a large not-for-profit health system serving portions of the eastern US coast. Earlier this year we put out a case study that highlights many of the successes we have shared with this organization. You can find that case study here. Read More

DOES PEER COMPARISON IMPROVE PHYSICIAN PRACTICE?

If you are a healthcare executive with the privilege of leading physicians, you know how important physician engagement is to achieving your many goals — both patient focused and business focused. This quote from Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD concisely sums up the challenge. Read More

How to Design Technology for and with Physicians

Why do so many technology companies struggle with physician adoption? Are physicians technophobes, is it the technology, or some combination of both?The unfortunate reality is that many physicians either dislike or do not use many health IT solutions. Read More

Agathos Pitches at TMCx Demo Day

On June 7, Agathos joined 20 other digital health companies, more than 500 attendees, and around 200 viewers on live stream to showcase Agathos' physician engagement platform to hospital leaders, physicians, investors, and the media at the Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston,[…] Read More

Erlanger/MDP Hospitalists selected as a Top 15 Research and Innovation Oral Abstract

In April, Agathos was fortunate to have attended The Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Conference where Dr. David Alvarez, Hospitalist Medical Director at Erlanger Health System, presented on the power of mobile tools guiding physician performance, particularly Agathos’[…] Read More

Agathos welcomes Dr. Michael van Duren as Clinical Variation Lead

Agathos is thrilled to welcome Dr. Michael van Duren as Clinical Variation Lead. In this role, Michael will support Agathos’ clinical variation analytics, business development, and training with new and existing physician users and leaders. Read More