Archive For: Commentaries

Channel Shifting: Ominous Black Friday Trends for Health Systems

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

By David W. Johnson December 6, 2016

Behavioral Health Goes Local: The Emergence of Integrated, Community-Based Services

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

By David W. Johnson November 29, 2016

Policy

Healthcare’s Gettysburg Moment

Seven score and thirteen years ago this month (November 19, 1863), Abraham Lincoln delivered his renowned Gettysburg Address… Read More

By David W. Johnson November 21, 2016

Policy

Overturning Obamacare: A 5-Point Plan for President-Elect Donald Trump

Two weeks ago, I distributed a 5-Point healthcare plan for presumed President-elect Hillary Clinton. That was then. In… Read More

By David W. Johnson November 15, 2016

Innovation

HealthCare.Gov’s Death-Defying 2013 Launch: Implications for Government-Led Payment Reform

Enrollment for purchasing health insurance on public health exchanges began November 1st. Headlines for this fourth enrollment period… Read More

By David W. Johnson November 9, 2016

Policy

Overhauling Obamacare: A 5-Point Plan for President-Elect Hillary Clinton

Absent a cataclysmic surprise next Tuesday, Hillary Clinton will become the 45th President of the United States. She… Read More

By David W. Johnson November 1, 2016

System Dynamics

Winning “The Cub Way”: It Takes an Organization (Postscript)

On Saturday evening, the Chicago Cubs won the National League pennant and the City of Chicago went crazy…. Read More

By David W. Johnson October 27, 2016

Economics

Value Quest: Capital Formation Challenges for Non-Profit Health Systems

by David W. Johnson, James Moloney and Carsten Beith There’s a battle outside and it’s ragin’ It’ll… Read More

By David W. Johnson October 26, 2016

Outcomes

Overcoming Medical Errors of Omission: The Cure Requires Organizational Empathy

Organizations fail or decline more frequently because of what they did not do than because of what they… Read More

By David W. Johnson October 18, 2016

Commentaries