Population Health?  What Do You Mean By That?

Population Health? What Do You Mean By That?

One of the greatest takeaways I receive traveling the country meeting with health system leadership teams is learning how they define common industry terms. . .  parlance of our times if you would. For example, take “population health.”  Two simple words that seem...
Another Argument for Direct Contracting

Another Argument for Direct Contracting

Employers are the largest purchasers of healthcare services in the United States and for providers, they are a financially important customer.  Employers provide health benefits to over 153 million people and pay 73% ($17,393) of the cost associated with the annual...
Keep It Simple: Too Many Players, Not Enough Caring

Keep It Simple: Too Many Players, Not Enough Caring

When one thinks about the healthcare industrial complex and the amount of money being generated by for-profit organizations administering the provision of care, the result can be mind boggling. Without even including the professionals who place their hands on the...
What Employers Want From Health Systems

What Employers Want From Health Systems

In 2008, America’s financial institutions were deemed Too Big To Fail. In 2023, does healthcare have the opposite problem: Too Big To Succeed? Can a delivery system dominated by a small group of for-profit players deliver reform and customer value? Many...