Healthcare is joining the network economy.
Let’s adapt strategy and business models for
success during the upcoming transformation.
Will the recently passed HITECH legislation — the federal stimulus funding for health IT — encourage innovation? or will it lock in outdated electronic health record (EHR) technology? It’s a mixed bag — HITECH legislation is both dog-like (innovative) and catlike (protecting incumbents). I’ll refresh your memory below on more specific definitions of cats and dogs. Among many other [...]
by Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe MD, MBA Being big fans of Clay Christensen and his theory of disruptive innovation (DI), we have been awaiting his just-released book The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Healthcare . The book is co-authored by Dr. Jerome Grossman and Dr. Jason Hwang. We have mixed reactions. The [...]
The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I carry a badge blog. My name’s Friday. Click here (short) or here (long) for Dragnet theme music. A crime of disorderly conduct has been committed. The U.S. health care [...]
About three weeks ago Cain Brothers Investment Bankers released a report that foreshadowed the collapse of HMO stock prices that has occurred over the past few days. The report was entitled: FAREWELL TO A TIME OF PLENTY? Health Plan Strategies for Growth in a More Challenging Market. Here are a few highlights from the report: Tags: care management, disease management, [...]
Welcome! Since this is my first time hosting the Health Wonk Review, I really didn’t know what to expect. I have to say that I’ve learned a lot while poring over the insight and wisdom of my fellow bloggers. Fortunately, this week’s entries fell into neat categories: In-Store Clinics Physicians Problems — U.S. & World Health [...]
Thank you to Jane Hiebert-White, who hosts the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review at the Health Affairs Blog. Health Wonk Review is a bi-weekly round-up of the best in health care policy blogging commentary. This edition is entitled “Health Wonk Review And Health Reform 2.0”. Jane’s tribute to Paul Hiebert really touched me: For [...]
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