Category: System Dynamics

Frontline Decisions in Real Time: What Health Systems Can Learn from the U.S. Military’s Defeat of Al Qaeda in Iraq

“The teams were operating independently—like workers in an efficient factory—while trying to keep pace with an interdependent environment…. Read More

By David W. Johnson and Mudit Garg December 12, 2018

Innovation

Reader Response: Creating a “Freedom Platform” for Health Data

Dave, your article is nothing if not provocative and insightful. What does it mean for health data to… Read More

By Lindsay H. Morrison December 6, 2018

Economics

MARKET CORNER CONVERSATIONS: Jim Harding, Founder & CEO of MultiScale Health Networks

Jim Harding, Founder & CEO of MultiScale Health Networks, joins David Johnson for Episode 13 of Market Corner Conversations…. Read More

By David W. Johnson November 29, 2018

Outcomes

New Primary Care Provider, Same or Better Outcomes

Expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physician assistants may be a cost-effective way to manage… Read More

By David Burda November 27, 2018

Economics

Brand-Heavy and Asset-Light: Moving Beyond the Acute-Care Mindset

For health systems, the day of reckoning is near. A recent Morgan Stanley report states that over 1,000… Read More

By David W. Johnson and David Morlock November 14, 2018

Economics

Few On The Same Page When It Comes To The Value of Value-Based Reimbursement

Yet another report shows that fee-for-service medicine is hard to kill. This time the culprits are a lack… Read More

By David Burda November 13, 2018

Economics

Amplifying Transformation: Addressing Medicare Advantage’s Disadvantages

The U.S. healthcare system will not change the way it delivers care until it changes the way it… Read More

By David W. Johnson November 7, 2018

Economics

Pointing the Finger at Health Plans for Providers’ Price Variations

Wide variations in what providers charge for the same medical services are notorious. But providers are not acting… Read More

By David Burda November 6, 2018

Economics

It’s Commercial Health Plans That Are Keeping Fee-for-Service Alive

Far from pulling the plug on fee-for-service medicine, commercial health plans continue to give it CPR. A new… Read More

By David Burda October 31, 2018

System Dynamics