Good Strategy in a Fog of Uncertainty
There is no challenge like the challenge of creating a strategic plan in uncertain times. What do you do when you do not know what to do? That is a question that frequently challenges leaders. Over eight years ago, after Lehman Brothers had failed and the value of the...
Thinking About ACOs Again For the First Time
I am proud to be a member of Whittier Street Health Centers Foundation Board and was delighted when our very able CEO, Frederica Williams, recently asked me to talk to the organization about ACOs at their Grand Rounds. Whittier Street is an exceptional example of a...
How To Think About ACOs
Elliott Fisher first described the concept of the ACO in an article in Health Affairs in December 2006. As of January 2016 there were over 800 ACOs, but there is huge variation in form and execution of an idea that looked simple at the start. Since 2011 the number of...
Is It Time For ACA 2.0?
Back in April when we were not absolutely sure who the nominees for president would be. Michael Cohen wrote “Obamacare: an unheralded success” in the Boston Globe. He commented then that healthcare was not getting much discussion by Republicans beyond a flat out...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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