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Roxanna Guilford-Blake

Roxanna Guilford-Blake, award-winning writer with expertise in health, healthcare and the business of healthcare, makes complex concepts clear. Recent topics include healthcare law, HIPAA, Stark, cardiovascular health, value-based care, clinical trials, Alzheimer's disease, precision medicine and behavioral health. Guilford-Blake has been a full-time professional writer for more than 20 years. As a journalist, she learned to write a good, tight story; she's been published in Cardiovascular Business News, the Christian Science Monitor, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, BioWorld and several HealthLeaders Media and CCH publications. As a director of strategic communications, she used that expertise to help clients tell compelling stories and engage their audiences, crafting blog posts, white papers, articles, webcopy and other materials for clients. Commercial clients include McKinsey & Co., WCG and Health2 Resources.

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Understanding Health Insurance

Upskilling Heath Care Workers in a Value-Based Care Model

As value-based approaches to care have gained traction, health care staffing has become more efficient. In the last few…

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Understanding Health Insurance

Breaking Down 3 Myths About Value-Based Care

How much do you know about value-based care? Even informed people sometimes carry health care misconceptions about…

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Understanding Health Insurance

Value-Based Care Tech, Part 2: Patient Interfaces

Without patient engagement and the right technology, value-based care will stall. With engagement and the right technology,…

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