At the “Lift 19” Strata Decision Summit in Chicago, I had the opportunity to speak to an audience of more than 800 healthcare executives and industry experts. Led by dynamic CEO Dan Michelson, Strata delivers cloud-based financial planning, analytics and performance...
TV can provide surprisingly deep insights into American life, depicting (and sometimes predicting) cultural movements before they reach the mainstream. My Forbes article From ‘House’ To ‘Diagnosis’: The Evolution of 21st-Century Medicine (As Seen On TV) took a look at...
The U.S. healthcare system has no shortage of problems. Independent studies confirm it’s the most expensive and least effective in the developed world. There’s also no shortage of ideas to reverse rising costs, lagging quality and declining satisfaction ratings....
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is the oldest plastic surgery organization in the world. Founded in 1931, the society claims a membership of more than 8,000—including, throughout history, a veritable “who’s who” of reconstructive and cosmetic plastic...
What Does “The Culture Of Medicine” Mean To You? In September 2019, I presented clinicians and non-clinicians with a word-association survey on my website. I asked readers of my monthly newsletter (and followers on social media) to weigh in the same two questions:...
What Does “The Culture Of Medicine” Mean To You? In September 2019, I presented clinicians and non-clinicians with a word-association survey on my website. I asked readers of my monthly newsletter (and followers on social media) to weigh in the same two questions:...
There’s no shortage of surveys that examine physician burnout from the perspective of the doctor. In July, readers of the "Monthly Musings On American Healthcare" newsletter were asked to offer a different POV on burnout. Whether they work in healthcare or not,...
The Health Transformation Alliance (HTA), a healthcare-focused cooperative comprising 50 major corporations including IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Verizon and Marriott, hosted its annual meeting on Tuesday, June 26. I was honored to keynote the event in New Jersey and had...
Health policy experts have pointed out that the United States spends dramatically more than other nations on medical care, but markedly less on social services like childcare, nutritional assistance, and parental leave following childbirth. How we allocate the...
“Cracking the Code on Healthcare” is a twice-annual event held in Rochester, New York, to educate business and community leaders on ways to further improve healthcare in the area. The city of Rochester already has a leg up, serving as a model for medical efficiency...
