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Apr 25, 2019

It turns out, patient-centric care that produces outcomes patients care about is usually less expensive than care that is not. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), an independent nonprofit, nongovernmental organization in Washington, DC, was authorized by Congress in 2010.

PCORI was established to...


Apr 18, 2019

“Those who say it cannot be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” That’s a James Baldwin quote to keep in mind while considering employers ginning up real change in the health care industry.

Generally speaking, employers who still don’t believe they could have an impact helping their employees get...


Apr 11, 2019

Last time I looked this up online, there were more than 5000 companies offering digital medicine tools. Which ones worked? Which ones are less good than others? Which ones have not been tested? How were they tested: apples to apples or a whole fruit basket of standards? If you’re a clinician or the head of population...


Apr 4, 2019

Say you’re a provider, an insurance carrier, a pharma company … and you’ve realized that you need to innovate to reduce costs and deliver better care. Or hedge against an upstart showing up on the scene and disrupting your good thing. Or ensure that your risk-based contracts go well. It’s one thing to cerebrally...