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Don’t Let Special Interests Block Pending Rules for Sharing Patient Healthcare Data

On September 23rd, the seven healthcare lobbyists listed below sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate… Read More

By David W. Johnson October 8, 2019

Platforming Health Care to Transform Care Delivery

NEJM Catalyst Article for September 19, 2019 David W. Johnson, MPP Amy Compton-Phillips, MD Hospitals used to be… Read More

By David W. Johnson September 19, 2019

Economics

An American Inquiry: Why I Wrote The Customer Revolution in Healthcare

What convinced a former Peace Corps volunteer and healthcare investment banker like me that the U.S. healthcare system… Read More

By David W. Johnson September 10, 2019

Economics

Should Doctors Make Less Money?

In an August 1st commentary published in the Washington Post, columnist Catherine Rampell asks an intriguing question of… Read More

By David W. Johnson August 20, 2019

Economics

Win-Win Partnerships: Strategics and Sponsors Increasingly Team Up

As US healthcare consolidation continues, innovative corporate buyers (strategics) and private equity investors (sponsors) are partnering to accomplish… Read More

By David W. Johnson, John V. Soden and Kris M. Beth August 14, 2019

System Dynamics

Repositioning Temporary Staffing Services: Meeting Healthcare’s Strategic (and More Permanent) Need for Labor Flexibility

American workers increasingly wear scrubs, not overalls or store uniforms.(1) In late 2017, healthcare surpassed manufacturing and retail… Read More

By David W. Johnson July 17, 2019

Innovation

Regulatory Chess: Positioning for Competitive Advantage

To entrepreneurs, regulation is the enemy of innovation. That’s especially true in healthcare. Experts agree that healthcare is… Read More

By David W. Johnson June 7, 2019

Consumerism

A GPS for Cardiac Arrest: In Life-or-Death Moments Clinical Apps Save Lives

Resuscitating Your Patients and Building Your Clinical Reputation The plane is in a nosedive. The sweating pilot is… Read More

By David W. Johnson and Jeff Dunn June 5, 2019

Economics

Getting Urgent about Urgent Care: Health Systems Go Big on Retail

Historically, health systems have delivered acute care services in hospitals and ambulatory facilities. Their business models centralize care… Read More

By David W. Johnson and Wyatt Ritchie May 21, 2019

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