How high deductibles empower patients Spencer Nam How high deductibles empower patients High-deductible insurance and health savings accounts (HDI/HSA) are on the rise. Industry experts forecast that 4 out of 5 large employers will offer their employees […] Feb 11, 2015 Spencer Nam
Ebola, cancer, and our need for precision diagnostics Spencer Nam Ebola, cancer, and our need for precision diagnostics Over the past few months, fear of the potential spread of Ebola virus in the U.S. has put the country on high alert. Although experts […] Dec 11, 2014 Spencer Nam
Competency-based education needs breathing room Michelle R. Weise, PhD Competency-based education needs breathing room This blog was first published on CompetencyWorks. The running joke about higher education is that change doesn’t come eventually, but glacially. Much of academic inertia […] Dec 8, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Dealing with High-Priced Cancer Drugs – A Disruptive Perspective Spencer Nam Dealing with High-Priced Cancer Drugs – A Disruptive Perspective A recent 60 Minutes report on the soaring cost of cancer drugs has gotten plenty of attention. While it is difficult to argue against the […] Nov 25, 2014 Spencer Nam
Capitation Anyone – Can Incentive-based Capitation Work? Spencer Nam Capitation Anyone – Can Incentive-based Capitation Work? A recent survey of 39 health plans conducted by Catalyst for Payment Reform reported that more health care providers are becoming comfortable with incentive-based capitation […] Nov 19, 2014 Spencer Nam
Integration of Providers and Payers – A Solution or A Concern? Spencer Nam Integration of Providers and Payers – A Solution or A Concern? In recent months, several healthcare providers and payers have announced their plans to create integrated provider-payer entities. These mergers are generally introduced as ways to […] Nov 13, 2014 Spencer Nam
The Future of Behavioral Health: Some Disruptive Ideas Spencer Nam The Future of Behavioral Health: Some Disruptive Ideas Over the next few days, health care leaders and practitioners from across the U.S. will meet at the National Council for Behavioral Health’s annual conference […] May 5, 2014 Spencer Nam
What Wall Street can teach health care about targets and measurements Ben Wanamaker What Wall Street can teach health care about targets and measurements Devin Bean, a research assistant at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. One thing the health care industry should admire about Wall Street capitalists […] Dec 13, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
Encouraging value networks that enable disruptive therapies Devin Bean Encouraging value networks that enable disruptive therapies Depression is a devastating illness that troubles up to 7% of the U.S. population in any given year. Drug treatments such as Zoloft and Prozac […] Dec 6, 2013 Devin Bean
Health care disruptors must navigate treacherous regulatory waters Ben Wanamaker Health care disruptors must navigate treacherous regulatory waters This week 23andMe, a popular and well-funded genetic testing start-up, received a warning letter from the FDA indicating its product is being classified as a […] Nov 27, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
Big Data: The end of theory in healthcare? Ben Wanamaker Big Data: The end of theory in healthcare? Devin Bean, a research assistant at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. Five years ago, Chris Anderson wrote an article in Wired titled, “The […] Nov 21, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
A Framework for Patient-Centered Clinical Trials Evan Shore A Framework for Patient-Centered Clinical Trials “People don’t want a quarter-inch drill, they want a quarter-inch hole.” -Theodore Levitt According to Harvard Professor Clayton Christensen, people hire products or services (like a […] Nov 15, 2013 Evan Shore