Four Recommendations to Achieve Health Care Savings
Posted by Joel Wittman The now-defunct so-called congressional “super committee” that was charged with the task of identifying deficit reductions received several recommendations that would create...
View ArticleBuilding an Exchange Strategy Part II – Understanding Your Political Climate
Posted By Errol Pierre By 2014 there will potentially be a health benefit exchange in every state across the country. Like snowflakes no exchange will be alike and politics will play a pivotal role in...
View ArticleWhat Will SCOTUS* Do?
Posted by Joel Wittman After three days of hearing oral arguments on the legality of all, or parts, of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Supreme Court is hopeful of rendering...
View ArticleHow Much are Three Letters Worth?
Posted by Debbie Koh Pursuing a graduate degree is a huge undertaking. At Wagner, getting a Masters of Public Administration typically means an investment of two years’ time (nights studying at Bobst...
View ArticleThe Role of Mergers and Aquisitions in the Not-For-Profit Healthcare Sector:...
Posted by Joel Wittman Part I – What to consider when evaluating the sale of a not-for-profit organization Nonprofit health care organizations are faced with a conundrum. Is entering the world of...
View ArticleThe Role of Mergers and Aquisitions in the Not-For-Profit Healthcare Sector:...
Posted By Joel Wittman Part II: Part II – What to consider when a not-for-profit is the acquirer In last month’s post, I wrote about the considerations to take into account when evaluating the sale of...
View ArticleWhat Did SCOTUS* Do?
Posted by Joel Wittman In my article that was posted in the April 2012 Blog, I posed the question of how the Supreme Court will rule on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and what the...
View ArticleWhat Can Be Done About Hospital Readmissions? – Is Home Care Part of the...
posted by Joel Wittman A comprehensive analysis of Medicare claims data demonstrates that Medicare payments more than double when the beneficiary’s care contains at least one hospital visit. A report...
View ArticleA Systemic Approach to Containing Health Care Spending
Posted by Joel Wittman In this election year, U.S. national spending on health care will reach $2.8 trillion, or about 18% of total spending on all goods and services. This high level of spending...
View ArticleFree Market Lessons from Sweden’s Single Payer System
Posted by Errol Pierre The United States with a population of over 313 million people spends over 17% of its GDP on health expenditures while over 14% of its population lack health insurance. This has...
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Must the creation of excellent data visualizations be solely relegated to UI...
Posted by Paloma Medina Just when I thought my obsession with data visualizations was over, I come across a new gem. Up until this point, my fan-dom had been focused on admiring finished products,...
View ArticleStrategies for the Health Care Reform Era
Posted by Joel Wittman The Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (PPACA) has unleashed a flurry of activity by health care providers and executives in response to some of its provisions. While...
View ArticleLet’s Meet to Meet
Posted by Jacob Victory The routine is the same every morning. I enter my office. I walk in, put my large coffee, banana and yogurt (creamy, please) on my desk, hike off my hiking boots (I walk to...
View ArticleSticky Notes & Pairs: Dial Up Staff Collaboration and Improved Solutions in...
Posted by Paloma Medina Situation: You have an organizational issue that would benefit from the use a team approach. Perhaps you need to update a work flow or improve organizational performance on a...
View ArticleBuilding an Exchange Strategy Part I – Changing Your Vantage Point
Posted By Errol Pierre Health benefit exchanges are set to be fully operational by 2014. As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), these exchanges seek to be a marketplace for...
View ArticleWorking for the Federal Government
Posted by Debbie Koh Welcome to 2012! Moving forward, I will alternate my posts between more career development-focused entries and more general musings on the public service field (similar to last...
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SOTU: What Obama Didn’t Say
Posted By Errol Pierre President Obama filled up close to 90 minutes of TV airtime giving his 3rd State of the Union Address last week. With 6,953 words (about 12 pages) to choose from political...
View ArticleFive Cost-Cutting Health Care Trends to Watch
Posted by Joel Wittman With health care reform requiring close scrutiny of financial performance, hospital and health systems are closely examining ways to reduce spending. Following is one person’s...
View ArticleWhat’s Trending in Global Health
Posted by Debbie Koh Trends are a part of our lives. Fashion, YouTube videos, Twitter hashtags – they all come and go. International health and development is not immune to these cycles either. On...
View ArticleIt’s a Rotten Apple for NY’s Small Businesses: A look at health care...
Posted By Errol Pierre Want to start a small business and help our staggering economy? Think twice about NY. Studies continue to show that affordable health coverage is the top concern for small...
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