By Brian Klepper and David C. Kibbe By Brian Klepper and David C. KibbeA recent New York Times article that focused on colonoscopies highlighted the questionable science, predatory unit pricing, and overutilization…
Physicians have reached out recently to discuss attractive employment offers from health systems. They are invariably conflicted. They understand the trade-offs, that they’ll give up the autonomy…
What is the path forward for physicians who want to remain in private practice, outside the constraints of health system employment? How will the environment change and…
Last week I visited with Gary Rost, an unassumingly knowledgeable man and the Executive Director of the Savannah Business Group (SBG), arguably one of the most effective health…
Posted 3/24/13 on Medscape Connect’s Care and Cost Blog Posted 3/24/13 on Medscape Connect’s Care and Cost BlogFor a large and growing number of us with meager or no coverage, health…
Glen Tullman Glen TullmanRecently-fired Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman waxed progressive in a self-promotional Forbes article last week, describing the ways past and forward for electronic health records (EHRs) and health…
Posted 2/15/13 on Medscape Connect’s Care & Cost BlogHealth care’s purchasers crave certainty. But complexity – and therefore uncertainty – rules. Assurances are hard to come by.…
Posted 2/1/13 on The Health Affairs Blog Posted 2/1/13 on The Health Affairs BlogOn January 7, a federal appeals court rejected six Georgia primary care physicians’ (PCPs) challenge to the Centers…
Posted 12/27/12 on Medscape Connect’s Care and Cost Blog Posted 12/27/12 on Medscape Connect’s Care and Cost BlogMy wife Elaine was hospitalized for 6 days recently with…
An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage. An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into…
