Great health is hard, and achieving a holistic sense of well-being – with a balanced sense of purpose, health, belonging and security – can be difficult. But my company is in the business of health, and we think our purpose includes leading by example to inspire positive change. In 2015, we announced our Bold Goal:…
Fear is used to influence how we behave, how we shop, how we save, what we eat, how much we exercise. From purchasing the safest car to baby-proofing our homes, fear drives us in many ways. But is fear effective in health? Yes, people will lose weight because they’re afraid of having a heart attack.…
To help my company reach its bold goal – to help the communities we serve be 20 percent healthier by 2020 because we make it easy for people to achieve their best health – I spend a great deal of time in these communities. I want a localized, firsthand understanding of the best practices that…
Emerging technologies are enabling Humana to create solutions to improve the health of its members. Humana’s CEO says that keeping its workforce trained to adopt and implement these technologies is essential to the company’s mission. To view the full article, click here.
Tivity Health, Inc. (NASQ: TVTY) Chief Executive Officer Donato J. Tramuto and I recently teamed up to draft the following blog post. Health is personal. You might tell yourself that you alone have the power to make the lifestyle changes to eat better, exercise or meditate. But getting healthy doesn’t have to be a solo act, because many…
If I were to ask you about the forgotten soldiers of health care, you might think about hard-working nurses and clinicians, or the ER staff that works diligently through the night. While these professions are absolutely critical to our nation’s health care system, my thoughts go closer to home, to family. Think about how difficult…
The leader of the Louisville-based insurer discusses how healthcare will develop in the coming years. Click here to read the article on HealthLeaders media.
The devastating hurricanes that struck Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico challenged our country in ways we have not seen since Katrina made landfall more than 12 years ago. The impacted areas are still rebuilding, and we’re still taking stock of the damage. Florida and Texas, especially, are Humana country, and the latter is where I…
Everyone has an opinion about how technology will disrupt and reshape his or her field of endeavor. For me, it’s been fascinating to experience the growing impact of technology in health care, which has begun to embrace things like data analytics and Artificial Intelligence. Health plans like mine are using data analytics to identify those…
We all face disruption in some form or another, whether it’s in our careers or our personal lives. It generally happens unexpectedly, and we do our best to adapt. On the personal side, take the threat of disease. Am I at risk for a serious illness like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s? If so, can I do…
