Over the past few years, I have had the opportunity to talk to and learn from many accountable care organization (ACO) leaders. Over…
The health care ecosystem in the US can look to many different sectors to learn valuable lessons about efficiency, cost-reduction, optimizing outcomes and consumer…
Remember when phones were only used for making calls? Today, they’re used to transfer money, write emails, play movies, take pictures, make…
Of the many requests President Obama will be making of Congress this year, one will be for more funding to combat the…
I had to chuckle when I came across a blog post on KevinMD this morning. The post that appears on what is described as social…
A curious thing about professional referrals is that nobody pays much attention until they disappear. Sometimes, what doctors don’t know about professional referrals…
Medicare Penalties Rising Medicare Penalties Rising For the third year in a row, Medicare will be increasing the percent penalty for hospitals…
Starting October 1st, there will be a year long reporting cycle implemented for those healthcare organizations that still need to attest to…
This is definitely the age of population health – a time when the focus of healthcare is not the ailing individual, but rather…