Read this yesterday:  In major rebranding, Partners HealthCare to change name to Mass General Brigham Who thinks that lowering healthcare costs and improving outcomes is all about naming and 'brand?" I don't. But that's just my opinion. So I asked a few associates of mine what they thought.  One Healthcare Executive's Thoughts on $110M Re-branding Here's how one healthcare executive responded about the idea of spending $100M on re-branding:  It's going to piss off a bunch of people and businesses, as Partners owns most every major community hospital around Boston: The 5-hospita ..read more

November has historically marked the start of "Prediction Season" when healthcare experts, thought leaders, consultants, and others with some connection to the healthcare industry share predictions and trends they expect in 2020 and beyond. For the fifth year in a row – I’m sharing a list of lists I believe are fit for sharing. As you might predict, many of these lists are created by large research and consultancies like Deloitte, Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, Gartner, and PWC. Others come from journalists and industry leaders like Michael Rogers and Dr. Sachin Jain. Note: Some lists ..read more

Popular wisdom claims 80% of our health is impacted by social determinants that can be barriers to the care we’re provided and the outcomes associated with the care we receive. And over the last four to five years, healthcare industry players – providers, health systems, health plans, HHS/CMS, and other parties responsible for the delivery of health care - have finally woken to the importance of addressing social determinants as barriers by providing non-clinical supports and services to their patients and members. It seems there’s not a vendor serving the healthcare market who’s not in the pr ..read more

The 16th Annual WorldHealth Care Congress (WHCC19) took place in Washington DC last week.  What a great mix of people sharing ideas, opinions, policies, technologies, and regulations - and other thoughts on their minds - for transforming our screwed-up healthcare system in the United States!  And I was given the opportunity to attend and participate in this gathering of healthcare leaders, champions, thought-leaders, media personalities, influencers and others attending the WHCC19 event. Social Determinants of Health - aka. Barriers to HealthAs has been the case for most healthcare-related con ..read more