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The Proof Case for Addressing the Negative Social Determinants of Health
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Deep Web Rising: Healthcare’s Looming Cyber Threat
A version of this commentary first appeared April 30th in “Academy 360”-Deep Web Rising: Healthcare’s Looming Cyber Threat Healthcare is a “target-rich” environment for cyber criminals. Cyber attacks on health …
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Supreme Court vs. Obamacare II: Decision Time
This article first appeared in Huron Perspectives on June 2, 2015-Supreme Court vs. Obamacare II: Decision Time The “Thrilla in Manila” in 1975 was Mohammad Ali and Joe Frazier’s second …
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Holy Sheets! Fast-Tracking Delivery Innovation
Holy Sheets! Fast-Tracking Delivery Innovation Hospitals have used cotton linens since the early 1900s. Crisp, white sheets touch all patients and epitomize healing. “Hospital corners” describe the proper way to …
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Exploiting Perverse Incentives: Kentucky Basketball and Prime Healthcare
Hoping to become college basketball’s first undefeated champion in almost forty years, the Kentucky Wildcats captured the nation’s attention as they qualified for this year’s “Final Four” tournament in …
Economics
When Healthcare is a “Lemon”: Asymmetric Information and Market Failure
In 1970, George Akerlof published “The Market for “Lemons”: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism” in The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Highlighting used-car sales, Akerlof explored why market failure occurs …