Healthcare is joining the network economy.
Let’s adapt strategy and business models for
success during the upcoming transformation.
by Vince Kuraitis JD, MBA and Jaan Sidorov MD, MHSA, FACP In our introductory posting of this series, we noted that economic incentives previously aligning doctor-hospital interests were changing. This creates the potential for The 100 Year Shift – physicians awakening to possibilities for stronger partnerships with payers than with hospitals. In this post, we [...]
by Jaan Sidorov MD, MHSA, FACP and Vince Kuraitis JD, MBA In our introductory posting, we suggested that a huge shift is underway in the health care industry. Decades of hospital-physician cooperation are not only eroding, we suggest this trend could accelerate. Instead of a natural clinical and economic affinity with hospitals, we foresee the [...]
Hi all, my name is Howard Rosen (Founder & CEO of LifeWIRE Corp), co-author of the recently published white paper report entitled “Top Ten Things You Need To Know About Engaging Patients.” You can access a copy here through the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (scroll down to “Whitepapers”.) According to the Pew Internet and [...]
Reprinted courtesy of MCOL. Perspectives on a Selected Key Topic | April 2011/May 2011 | Volume Three Issue Two Will a material number of hospitals and their core medical staffs, that are relatively independent, evolve into highly integrated delivery systems during this decade, and why? William J DeMarco MA, CMC President and CEO, Pendulum HealthCare [...]
While in Philadelphia earlier this week, my colleague Dr. David Nace presented me with a print copy of McKesson Relay Health’s newest whitepaper — Providing Accountability: Accountable Care Concepts for Providers. I felt honored as he handed it to me and confided that it was one of only six copies in print. I took time to read it [...]
Following the Money: Factors Associated with the Cost of Treating High-Cost Medicare Beneficiaries. Health Services Research; February 9, 2011 Access to the full online article is currently available for free on the Center for Studying Health System Change website. Key excerpts: Conclusions. Health reform policies currently envisioned to improve care and lower costs may have small [...]
A press release earlier this week announced the new CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. If you went to their Twitter feed today, here’s what you’d see: This struck me as a great pictorial representation of the broader challenges the CMS Innovation Center faces: They’ve kinda sorta figured out there’s a conversation going on out there [...]
by Jaan Sidorov, MD and Vince Kuraitis The Medicare MAPCP (Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice) demo promised to be Medicare’s Biggest Change in 40 Years… …but the emerging reality isn’t living up to the promise. In this post, we’ll discuss: The Promise An Overview of the MAPCP Demo Our Main Takeaway: Emerging Reality Suggests Medicare [...]
by Vince Kuraitis JD, MBA and David C. Kibbe MD, MBA Pop quiz: Among early-stage companies that are successful, what percentage are successful with the initial business model with which they started (Plan A) vs. a secondary business model (Plan B)? Harvard Business School Professor Clay Christensen studied this issue. He found that among successful companies, only 7% [...]
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