In my last posting, I provided an example of how Government Affordability has worked in the past. This blog/essay is yet another example of how Government Affordability has worked for the US. The current effort to cut out large waste […]
I have been asked, “How can Affordability be applied to Government when Government has often overspent and overcommitted resources?” Believe it or not, Government has demonstrated a capability of incorporating Affordability. I have been involved in two such incidents in […]
Just recently, I heard a pundit say, “The way to improve government is to just cut the budget”. That is one approach, more akin to ‘hacking it with a machete and reduce the spend’. Personally, I’d rather understand where waste […]
Over the past few days, I had the privilege of working with 49 healthcare professionals representing many of the numerous dimensions involved in delivering care including; executives, directors, nurses, technicians, and other professionals from areas such as Quality & Safety, […]
On July 4th 2018, we’ll celebrate the 242nd anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. In the second paragraph, a phrase appears … “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” I ponder its relation to Healthcare Affordability. Thomas […]
With the Healthcare Industry being silo’d in five major areas (i.e., The Care Providers, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Providers, Machine and Device Providers, Service and Supply Providers, Insurance and Payment Providers), can Healthcare Affordability be achieved? Can Patients, Providers and Suppliers […]
In 2017, Healthcare was almost 18% of the U.S. GDP. A big chunk! … Nearly One Fifth! With a federal budget comprised of 60% Entitlements (mostly Medicare and Medicaid), 20% Defense, and 20% “The Rest”, why isn’t Healthcare a ‘Top […]
What makes up Healthcare? Healthcare Providers + Medicine and Pharmaceutical Providers + Machine and Device Providers + Service and Supply Providers + Insurance and Payment Providers. How do you pursue Healthcare Affordability? Increase Speed of Care, Improve Quality of Care, […]
No surprise … it’s still not Affordable. For the past couple of months, I finished and submitted the manuscript for “Healthcare Affordability: Motivate People, Improve Processes, Increase Performance”, and attended the Society for Health Systems Conference where I presented the […]
Namely, all Elements of the Healthcare Enterprise seeking Faster, Better, more Affordable Delivery of Care. Faster in terms of speed and accessibility. Better in terms of quality and reliability. more Affordable in terms of lower cost, lower expense at better […]
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