Category: System Dynamics

Upsizing Dentistry: Putting More Bite into Primary Care

Quad/Graphics, the American printing company, was founded near Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1971 by a husband and wife team…. Read More

By David W. Johnson and Christian Pesci February 28, 2018

Innovation

Platforming Healthcare (TM): Owning Hospitals Is So 2015

The news that Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase joined forces to create their own healthcare company… Read More

By David W. Johnson and Amy Compton-Phillips MD February 21, 2018

Economics

Fortress Healthcare Meanders Toward Value

There are more “suits” in downtown San Francisco each January for JP Morgan’s annual healthcare conference than the… Read More

By David W. Johnson and Todd Rudsenske January 31, 2018

Economics

Is Tax-Exemption Necessary? Enlightened Health Systems Should Consider the Unthinkable

In the mid-1800s, English philosopher and political economist John Stuart Mill developed “Utilitarianism,” a framework for making moral… Read More

By David W. Johnson and David Morlock January 17, 2018

Consumerism

5 Days that Shook the Healthcare World

In 1919, journalist John Reed published Ten Days that Shook the World, a first-hand account of the October… Read More

By David W. Johnson January 3, 2018

System Dynamics

Lexington, Concord and Medicaid Drug Formularies: Massachusetts Fires Another “Shot Heard Round the World”

Market Corner Commentary for December 13, 2017 On the 19th of April in 1775, a ragtag Massachusetts militia… Read More

By David W. Johnson December 13, 2017

Honey vs. Vinegar: Value-Based Pricing Wins Customers and Market-Share

Common wisdom holds that “it’s easier to catch flies with honey than vinegar.” That aphorism also applies to… Read More

By David W. Johnson and Nathan Bays November 29, 2017

Consumerism

Capitalizing on Comprehensive Care: Cultivating a Medicare Advantage Mindset

This paper is Part 3 in our series on payment reform. After highlighting various efforts to reign in… Read More

By David W. Johnson and Richard Jones November 15, 2017

System Dynamics

Moving at the Speed of Medicine Part II: Taking “Systemness” to the Next Level

Football is a “system” sport. Offense, defense and special teams function as distinct units with their own coaches,… Read More

By David W. Johnson and Jake Crampton October 17, 2017

System Dynamics