Commentaries

Consumerism In late January, I participated in an Oxford-style debate regarding whether healthcare is a commodity. The debate was… Read More

Outcomes Climbing the highest mountains requires organization, preparation and strategy. Scaling Mt. Everest is a full-scale expedition. Large teams… Read More

Innovation For the better part of a decade, I practiced inpatient hospital medicine at a large academic center (the… Read More

Innovation Insourcing is a time-honored practice employed by market-dominant companies. Rather than contract with external experts, companies dedicate internal… Read More

Economics Last September, Massachusetts-based Steward Health Care System announced that it would sell its 9 hospitals to Alabama-based Medical… Read More

Consumerism Professional football has long since surpassed baseball as America’s most popular sport. The NFL’s Super Bowl is a… Read More

Economics Rome wasn’t built in a day and didn’t collapse overnight. After centuries of growth, prosperity and domination, the… Read More

Outcomes The results are in. The National Retail Federation (NRF) just released their survey results for post-Thanksgiving shopping. The… Read More

System Dynamics by Todd Rudsenske and David W. Johnson From addiction to depression to psychosis, mental illness exacts a growing… Read More