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MedSpeed on the Inc. 5000
In part, this has a lot to do with timing. Healthcare is moving from acute-care…
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The “Always-On” Supply Chain
The key focus of the report is the concept of the “always-on” supply chain, which…
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What Payment Model Should Replace Fee for Service?
In an effort to drive quality and reduce waste, there have been ongoing efforts by…
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Supply Chain: Essential to Improve Patient Outcomes
Recognizing the supply chain’s importance in overall success as an organization can lead to widespread…
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Find Good Partners and Innovate if You Want to Stay on Top
These CEOs seek ideas from both traditional competitors and from other industries. Rodney Hochman, M.D,…
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Never Under-Estimate the Value of Proactivity
I came away from the conference invigorated by the new ideas we all shared. When…
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No Small Thing – The Growth of the HealthCare System
The article gives examples of failures and successes and highlights many of the challenges that…
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Can Healthcare Continue Its Outperformance Streak?
Yet, despite a stable outlook, and even optimism that healthcare can continue to outperform the…
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Health Transformation Alliance Looking to Disrupt Healthcare for Its Employees
Alliance members intend to share information about employee health spending and outcomes, with a goal…
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Air Traffic Control and Healthcare?
The idea of pulling together activities that if treated individually and uncoordinated could be dangerous…
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University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge Turns 20
I share this article because I appreciate the opportunity this program provided to me, and…
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Systemness: Integrating to deliver seamless, cost-effective, high quality care
A recent post from the Advisory Board Company describes it this way, “at its essence,…
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Logistic Toxicity
All of these logistical requirements can compound the physical and financial toll of this terrible…
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Why Questioning the Status Quo Builds Better Leaders to “Think Different”
We all know of great thinkers and business leaders who question the status quo, and…
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What’s Keeping Healthcare CEOs up at Night?
The survey asked that very question of CEOs at large hospitals and health systems (greater…
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The Benefits of Departmental Blurred Lines at Healthcare Organizations
With readmissions impacting reimbursement, Pamela Hess, CFO of Saint Thomas Midtown and Saint Thomas West…
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Frugal Innovation: Healthcare’s Answer to Transformation?
Along these lines, a recent Becker’s Health IT article caught my attention. The subject was…
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“Farm to Table”: An Innovative Way to Improve Population Health
By Bonni Kaplan DeWoskin, Vice President, Marketing Historically, when we think of hospital food, we…
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Why Healthcare Should be Looking for New Opportunities to be Lean
I’ve written before about Lean principles and how they directly impact the healthcare industry at…
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Transforming Today’s Healthcare Supply Chain
A clear focus on the value chain can deliver a significant return on investment. The…
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Lean Six Sigma Can Cut Wait Times in the ER
Early on, we adopted LSS as an integral part of our quality management system because…