Hospitals, like other businesses, have become successful managing a discrete service for a predetermined reimbursement. It could be an inpatient stay, emergency room visit, outpatient clinic visit…
One morning, Arthur Tyson woke up with a nose bleed at his home in rural North Carolina. He otherwise felt fine. Tyson, a 70-year old heart attack…
We penalize efficient physicians that leverage innovation, then we cut their reimbursement to control healthcare costs (even more if Sustainable Growth Rates were implemented). How has that…
A healthcare system aligned toward patient recovery may reduce healthcare costs by 10%, while improving health and healthcare delivery. A healthcare system aligned toward patient recovery may…
I recently presented to a Cardiology Group on potential ways to address their hospital’s high readmission rate of patients discharged after heart failure and heart attacks (acute…
The three main catalysts in healthcare transformation are technology, science and reimbursement. A leader in healthcare technology, Dr. The three main catalysts in healthcare transformation are technology,…
The most significant opportunity to improve health outcomes and reduce costs in the United States may come from developing performance programs that redefine healthcare services. In 2…
Technology is advancing so fast that it is becoming harder to remember how we used to live. With the emerging technology in medicine, we may soon forget…
Once a patient reaches the hospital curb and gets in a vehicle, their world changes. They are outside “the service." There are no longer nurses educating them…
While hospital success is primarily based on what happens within their four walls, their future depends on patients not in the hospital. There are several new reimbursement…
