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Abraham Verghese’s Fiction Holds Key To Unlocking Better Healthcare
Americans have the most expensive and least effective healthcare in the developed world. That’s why leaders should borrow a page from the fiction of Abraham Verghese.
What Kaiser’s Acquisition Of Geisinger Means For Us All
Kaiser Permanente has a long and ongoing reputation for nation-leading care. But what does its acquisition Geisinger mean for patients and health systems nationwide?
Stuck In Reverse: How Zigzagging Is Undermining U.S. Healthcare
If healthcare leaders were willing to drive forward rather than staring stubbornly in the rearview mirror, they could make medical care better and more affordable.
Will ChatGPT Wreck Or Rekindle The Doctor-Patient Relationship?
Exploring ethical questions that will arise as doctors become increasingly dependent on AI technologies.
ChatGPT’s Use In Medicine Raises Questions Of Security, Privacy, Bias
A recent Pew Research poll found 6 in 10 Americans would be uncomfortable with their doctor relying on artificial intelligence to provide care. This article explores patient fears about AI, including risks of security, privacy and algorithmic bias.
Healthcare Regulators’ Outdated Thinking Will Cost American Lives
How quickly can artificial intelligence and other technologies improve American healthcare? Unfortunately, only as fast as U.S. regulators will allow.
In Healthcare’s Game Of Monopoly, One Player Will Control The Board
American medicine is run by a conglomerate of monopolies: hospitals, drug companies, insurers, etc. But none of these players are poised to win healthcare’s long game. Here’s who will control the board in five to 10 years.
15 Innovative Ideas For Fixing Healthcare From 15 Brilliant Minds
For the past five years, Dr. Robert Pearl has been interviewing healthcare’s top practitioners, thinkers and leaders. After 150 episodes of his podcast, here are the top 15 ideas for fixing healthcare, so far.
Why Health Insurers Can, But Won’t, Break Up Medical Monopolies
Health insurers have major sway, enough to push back against pricey medical bills, shoddy care and medicine’s woeful lack of access. But they don’t. And there’s a reason for that.
Private Equity And The Monopolization Of Medical Care
PE firms offer an attractive value proposition: promising to ease physician dissatisfaction by increasing income and reducing insurance hassles. But there are downsides to this bargain, too.
