Think Global

Apr 6, 2020 | Leadership

Why you should start thinking globally now. Covid19 is making the US healthcare industry cross the chasm to consumer driven healthcare.  Previously imposed ideas of what we thought were possible in healthcare and other aspects of life are being challenged every...

Covid19 + Beyond

Mar 23, 2020 | Leadership

Preparing for the impact of Covid19 and beyond. Years ago, Bill Gates tried to warn us all about the risk of a deadly virus. Unfortunately, we didn’t heed his warning. The good news is that he has left the boards of Microsoft and other companies to focus his efforts...

Venture Funds

Mar 16, 2020 | Leadership

Demystifying Venture Capital funds for healthcare leaders. I am using my social distancing time to help a colleague assess the feasibility of a new Social Impact fund for early stage startups. The timing aligned with the start of an online program about Venture...

Behavior Contagion

Feb 24, 2020 | Leadership

What you should know about behavior contagion. I started reading Under the Influence which links our behaviors to the economic impact and policies. One example of how the theory plays out in healthcare is the out-of-network billing strategy. The topic surfaced again...

Talk is Cheap

Feb 3, 2020 | Leadership

Why business leaders need to act now. I met with the CEO of a mental health company last year and remember asking him “what’s the answer” to some of the biggest challenges that we’re facing. Talking is good but if there is no solution for the problems, then what? It’s...

Wellbeing Matters

Jan 28, 2020 | Leadership

What it means to live a good life to the very end. A health policy colleague suggested that I read Being Mortal by Atul Gwande MD. It wasn’t what I expected but I always enjoy Dr. Gwande’s books. His stories give us such good insight into some of the biggest...