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Superhero Healthcare (Part 1): Liberating America’s Caregivers and Patients!

Most weekends in America, long lines form outside cineplexes as ardent fans of DC and Marvel Comics catch… Read More

By David W. Johnson May 1, 2018

Mission First: Mission Health’s Surprising Sale to HCA

On March 22nd, Mission Health in Asheville, North Carolina announced its intention to sell its seven-hospital not-for-profit (NFP)… Read More

By David W. Johnson April 17, 2018

Innovation

Goodbye “Dr. Know-It-All”: Medicine’s Liberating Knowledge Explosion

The digitization and globalization of medical information is overwhelming traditional medical practices. Physicians confront a continuous avalanche of… Read More

By David W. Johnson April 4, 2018

Consumerism

Scaling Relationship-Based Care: “Different Spokes (Care Models) for Different Folks”

In 1970, Marcus Welby, MD became ABC Television’s first show to top network television ratings. Dr. Welby was… Read More

By David W. Johnson, Edward S. Fishman and Court H. Houseworth March 21, 2018

Consumerism

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

Reimbursement Follows Respect: Leading States Pay to Address Social Determinants of Health

For too long, the “Social Determinants of Health” (SDH) have been the big elephant in the exam room…. Read More

By Karen Handmaker February 19, 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

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