5 Years Later, ACA Is a Big Deal
Last month we passed a big milestone: the fifth anniversary of the ACA (Affordable Care Act). Barack Obama used 22 pens on March 23, 2010 to sign the most important piece of social legislation so far in this young century. If you have about seven minutes, you can hear...
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...
Consumerism in Healthcare
As I read through the many online journals and newsletters about healthcare, I am struck by the ubiquity of articles showcasing healthcare consumerism. I am increasingly interested in “consumerism” as an expression of patient-centeredness, and I often wonder if...
What Healthcare Consumers Want
The Advisory Board recently published a study done with 4000 healthcare consumers, asking them what they want from primary care. The study ranks 56 dimensions of healthcare opinion, and can be accessed as a PDF here: http://www.advisory.com I will summarize for you...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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