Pioneer ACOs’ Successful Efforts
Recently the Boston Globe published the much-anticipated results of the independent actuarial accounting of the results of the first two years of the Pioneer ACOs program of CMMI.(Click here to read the whole article.) I find it impossible to read this without wanting...
Healthcare Is a Civil Right
I see the current efforts to extend healthcare to all Americans to be an extension of the issues of equality of opportunity that were expressed by President Obama in his speech marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights movement. Ironically, it is hard to...
Blocking a Healthcare Giant
Recently the Boston Globe reported that healthcare giant Partners Healthcare had abandoned a three-year effort to acquire South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. The Globe called it “an unprecedented setback for an organization used to getting its way.” If I ever needed to...
Lean: Look Back, Look Forward
This time of the year is terrific for what we call “Hansei” or deep reflection in Lean. One of my greatest sources of continuing satisfaction for 2014 was my work with others to spread Lean thinking. Most of my work with Lean was done with Simpler, in concert with Dr....
Accessible, Accountable Healthcare
Healthcare needs to be more accessible and more accountable to everyone. Not long ago my brother-in-law, Tom Coffey, decided to take advantage of a light workday by spending some time on his elliptical machine. Events must have happened quickly because it does not...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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