It’s Getting Harder Faster Than You Realize
In last week’s post, I tried to reconstruct the thinking of the Atrius Health management team in early 2008. At that time we were writing a new strategic plan to respond to the uncertain future of healthcare. Over the previous decade publications like To Err is Human...
The Challenges We Face Are Connected
It has been almost ten years since I took on the challenge of trying to lead Atrius Health. The challenges then were very similar to the ones we face now. I was impressed then as I am now with the body of thought and knowledge that had been expressed in Crossing the...
Are Consolidation, Competition, and Innovation the Answer? Part 3: A Closer Look at Consolidation
Consolidations, affiliations, acquisitions and mergers in healthcare are announced every week. The picture associated with this posting reveals that an affiliation occurred a few years ago between the critical access hospital in my little town and the Dartmouth...
Contemplation and Action on the Road to the Triple Aim
A few years ago Patty Gabow, the retired CEO of Denver Health and a master of using Lean to benefit the underserved, and I were enjoying a dinner together while we were attending a meeting. Our conversation had gotten to the level of sharing and openness where we were...
If I had Three Wishes From the A.I. Genie
I do not stake my hopes for the future of healthcare on new legislation or changes in payment methodologies. Those are necessary but insufficient if we are ever going to respond effectively to the challenge to achieve …Care better than we’ve seen, health...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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