The Importance of Patient Engagement
I believe that we must become more effective practitioners of patient patient engagement if we are ever going to have any hope of achieving the Triple Aim. Dr. Ebert told us what would not work in that quest. He said that more money, more personnel, and more...
Are Consolidation, Competition, and Innovation the Answer? Part 4: A Closer Look at Competition
Is vigorous competition between providers of healthcare likely to be an effective part of our collective efforts to lower the cost of medical care? It would seem likely because there is nothing more fundamental to our American culture than our belief in the benefits...
Are Consolidation, Competition, and Innovation the Answer? Part 3: A Closer Look at Consolidation
Consolidations, affiliations, acquisitions and mergers in healthcare are announced every week. The picture associated with this posting reveals that an affiliation occurred a few years ago between the critical access hospital in my little town and the Dartmouth...
Are Consolidation, Competition, and Innovation the Answer? Part 2: A Closer Look at Innovation
“Consolidation, competition, and innovation are the answer to what?”, you might ask. Keeping it simple, I mean the high cost of care and the Triple Aim. To keep it short I could just say, all three will help, but even maximized to the nth degree they will never in and...
Are Consolidation, Competition, and Innovation the Answer? Part 1
Are systems consolidation, competition and innovation the triple play that will deliver quality care for everyone at a sustainable cost? Perhaps before we try to answer that question we should avail ourselves of the lessons learned over the efforts of the last fifty...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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