Outcome measurement is top of mind for all of us in healthcare these days, and there’s been a lot of talk about…
When I worked at Microsoft, we managed by the scorecard. The scorecard was meant to provide key indicators of the business health. If…
Last week CMS announced a major new initiative for Total Joint Replacement, aimed at both reducing and reconciling costs. Total joint replacements are…
June’s Seattle Health Innovator’s Meetup topic was on Innovations in Population Health Management. Interestingly much of the discussion from panelists circled back…
Telemedicine Requires Optimism and Patience: Dispatches from American Telemedicine 2015
By Anne Weiler
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The 21st annual American Telemedicine Conference wrapped up last week in Los Angeles. The 21st annual American Telemedicine Conference wrapped up last…
It’s generally a good principle not to criticize something unless you’re willing to help fix it. That’s what former Microsoft exec Kurt…
Marshall McLuhan, the late Canadian philosopher, famously said both “the medium is the message” and “the medium is the massage” meaning that…
From the Health Innovator’s Collaborative: Providing Better Care with Less
By Anne Weiler
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As someone (most likely French philosopher Blaise Pascal) once said, “I would have written a shorter letter but I didn’t have time.”…
This is the second in our series, recapping the lessons learned from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Reducing Avoidable Readmissions course. Care…