In 99 days, the country will reset its lawmaking apparatus. Races for all 435 U.S. House of Representatives and 35 U.S. Senate seats will be decided along with 87 of…
This year, HCA Healthcare celebrates its 50th anniversary. The Nashville-based operator of 179 hospitals and 120 surgery centers is arguably the best known in the investor-owned hospital arena. As a…
Wednesday, the National Guideline Clearinghouse will go dark. On its website, www.guideline.gov, this announcement is stark: “TAKE NOTICE: This Web site, AHRQ’s National Guideline Clearinghouse, will not be available…
Price transparency in healthcare has been touted as the key to transforming the U.S. health system for almost 20 years. It’s widely viewed as a mechanism whereby consumers can be…
Core Beliefs in Key Sectors of Healthcare
Last week was noteworthy for hospitals: we may look back in months ahead and note the confluence of four announcements as the beginning of a consequential shift in U.S. health…
Theranos was touted as a high-flying disruptor in the $75 billion U.S. blood testing market dominated by incumbents like Abbott, Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, Roche, Thermo-Fisher, Becton Dickinson and other big…
The latest Wall Street Journal NBC News poll predicts healthcare will be the number one issue in the mid-term elections this November, ranking above the economy, trade and immigration. Judging…
The biggest risk facing most healthcare organizations is not their financial sustainability nor uncertainty about the competitive environment: it’s inadequate attention to their ethical risks. It’s a costly oversight. Left…
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing life expectancy in the U.S. declined in 2017 for the third consecutive year. The good news was improvement…
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