“Games” about Volume to Value
Recently I attended a meeting in suburban Washington that was designed as a “war games” exercise to examine strategic moves in the finance of Medicare. The introductory comments to the exercise excited me when I heard that the objective was to understand what CMS...
Anticipating the Future
I have been thinking a lot about the future lately. Years ago I concocted a quote that works for me by leaving out a few unnecessary words from a passage in The Age of Unreason by the British business guru and futurist, Charles Handy. The future we predict today is...
Leadership: More Than A Position, An Activity
“Standard work” for leaders includes being involved and practicing a style of management that includes coaching, mentoring and teaching rather than just commanding, expecting, and holding accountable the people who do the work. John Toussaint has postulated that...
Optimism or Hope?
During the week after I had given a very positive review of the 27th IHI Forum in my weekly “Healthcare Musings” I received an email comment from one of the regular readers who wrote to me saying that he admired my optimism, but he just did not feel it. The comment...
Fostering Healthcare Innovation in Vermont
In my recent encounters with leaders who are fostering healthcare innovation in Vermont, I have observed that leadership within the ACOs, The Vermont Medical Society, forward-looking and socially oriented members of Faculty at the UVM Medical School, the leadership of...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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