Sustainable Universal Coverage
Last month CMS announced the results of the efforts of the Pioneer and MSSP (Medicare Shared Savings Program) ACOs for 2014. The headline made for compelling reading: Medicare ACOs Provide Improved Care While Slowing Cost Growth in 2014. This suggests that sustainable...
The Older Americans Act
Recently the New England Journal of Medicine published a great article in the “Perspective” section, “The Older Americans Act at 50”. Unfortunately the article is available online only to those who are subscribers, so I will try to give a very brief overview of its...
Community Engagement and Prevention
We all agree on the need for “physician engagement.” I rarely attend a meeting of physicians where someone doesn’t say that the problem with healthcare is that patients are passive, non-compliant and demanding and that a more effective form of “patient engagement” is...
Everyone Gains from Lean
Everyone, whether they are senior management, middle management, line management or the hands-on employee has much to gain from Lean. Lean can buffer the impact of chronic issues of emotional fatigue and performance pressure. It also helps with the stress of...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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