by Shannon Smith | Jan 22, 2021 | Innovation, Transformation
The healthcare industry is evolving for the future of care. Healthcare spending in the US usually tracks with the same ebbs and flows as GDP. That may not be true much longer as the entire industry focuses on bending the cost curve. Many are pointing to the banking...
by admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Innovation
A framework for Healthcare Finance 2.0 already exists. Similar to leading edge retailers, hospital systems participating in the Healthier Hospital Initiative are working to make their organizations healthier and more environmentally friendly. I...
by admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Healthcare Transformation, Innovation, Single Payer, Transformation
My pick of healthcare systems would be none. Why? All the choices are dated. Rather than looking at a model in it’s entirety, we need to look deeper to what aspects are working and why. What we know is that healthcare financing affects timely access and all...
by admin | May 23, 2019 | Engagement, Healthcare Transformation, Patient Engagement, Transparency
Transparency is the key to consumer engagement in healthcare. Why? In one word – trust. Yesterday I participated in a film being made by a US physician who’s trying to wrap his brain around the patient – physician relationship. The film is being...