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I caused the healthcare crises.
I caused the problems with the healthcare system. End the fighting, name calling, and unruly behavior at town hall meetings. Enough! I accept full blame and responsibility for a disjointed American healthcare system and the misuse of the talents and competencies of physicians, clinicians, hospitals, health systems, insurance companies, and more. Healthcare reform has shifted…
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Call 9-1-1…Telemedicine is dieing
Delay the 911 call for telemedicine. The Federal government is administering CPR through the 2008 ARRA Stimulus bill and Reform measures and processes deemed worthy of funding. Telemedicine’s technology platform supports a layman’s linkage of telemedicine (also known as telehealth) and ehealth initiatives. This may be a method of infusing oxygen rich blood into telemedicine…
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Business intelligence the solution? Probably not.
14 July 2009 The notion of business intelligence systems in healthcare is almost an oxymoron. There is no doubt HBI solutions are the Rosetta stone for healthcare reform, process improvement, quality and safety, business development, and more. Business intelligence is a broad umbrella of competencies, technologies, IT solutions, operational and clinical practices. Albeit an array…
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It’s important to read between the line – Recent Pharma Industy Activity
The Vermont state legislature passed a bill effective 1 July 2009 restricting “all use of prescriber data for marketing purposes to pharmaceutical data mining companies.”[i] During the last week of June, an attorney representing IMS Health, Verispan, and Source Healthcare — prescription data-mining firms requesting the Court to block implementation of the new law. Mr….
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Healthcare Reform Debate Begins: What is at the core of a generational change in how we access heatthcare?
I attended a Jesuit high school. There were two rules drilled into the students – never communicate in first person and never divulge too much of oneself for fear of losing objectivity. The notion of a blog is a 180 degree turnabout; but, it is imperative when addressing healthcare reform. Healthcare as an industry affects…
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Where did we hang the mission statement?
The recession has been cited for everything from the lack of investment income in the budget to rationale for failed strategies and action plans. The influx of MBA’s in a multitude of industries has resulted in the annual CEO strategic planning retreat, the Board strategy planning memos, and a myriad of pyramids, icebergs, rectangles, and…
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Reform — Need or Partisan Debate
Healthcare reform was demoted to a partisan debate over entitlement expansion recently by the Wall Street Journal – Why The Healthcare Rush? In the midst of a global recession, significant unemployment, and extended COBRA benefits legislated by Congress bereft of financial support for families to purchase the benefit, the writer stated, “It’s not hard to…
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Say It Ain’t So — Sustainable Advantage No More
A few weeks ago, my oldest son and I went to the theater and saw the J.J. Abrams version of Star Trek. For the closet Trekkie in me the movies was amazing – remaining close to the core of the original Gene Roddenberry “Wagon Train” in the galaxies, this new version of Star Trek was…
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Five Best Practices for Innovation and Strategic Growth
Pollination of ideas in the organization is as directed and purposed. Building the multidisciplinary team or choosing the champion requires alignment of role, understanding of the designation of organizational strategies and objectives, and harnessing required investments supportive of trial and error.