Understanding How the Amazing Success of the 9.9 Percent is a Risk to Better Healthcare for Everyone
I saw aristocracy up close at Harvard Medical School. I quickly realized that some of my classmates were from families that were either power brokers in New York or Washington, or were the elite of American medicine. I discerned that I had been slotted into the class...
Why Does Healthcare Cost So Much?
JAMA recently published an interesting study that has not gotten as much attention or debate as it deserves. It is my hope that its impact will grow and that the insight that it offers will make a difference. The article “Health care spending in the United States and...
Are We Cultivating the New Generation of Leaders in Healthcare That We Need?
Over four years into retirement I frequently wonder what opportunities, if any, do I still have to make a contribution. I reexamined that question recently as I was patting myself on the back for writing my weekly letter, now called “Healthcare Musings,” for ten...
Leadership and Lean: Looking Forward
Twice a year I attend a small meeting of Simpler executives and other advisors to talk about what is happening in healthcare. As I have reported in previous notes, Simpler now functions with a great deal of continuing flexibility within Watson IBM Health, just as...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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