caregiver insights

Inspire Insights: What You Learn From Caregivers

Inspire Insights: What You Learn From Caregivers By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD MSPH According to the AARP’s 2015 report, “Valuing the Invaluable,” around 18% of adults in the US provide care as unpaid caregivers to family members. Over half of these caregivers are women. 1, 2 Of Inspire’s 1.3 million members, about one-third [...]

Do you really hear patients?

Do you really hear patients? Communication breakdowns between healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers can have profound impacts on long-term health.  Even for those not working directly with patients, as payers, hospital administrators and life science industry professionals, it is crucial to learn from documented failures in communication. As an example, consider parents [...]