Repeat: Change is good.
You may or may not support the Affordable Care Act. But like it or not, it is causing some dynamic changes in our healthcare system….
Articles by Mark Thill
Does higher quality care mean higher costs?
It’s a worthy goal: Reducing healthcare spending while improving quality. But it’s tough going. An article and editorial in the January 2013 issue of the…
More Consolidation in Physician Office Distribution
At press time, distributors McKesson Medical-Surgical and PSS were working out the details of their merger – actually, the acquisition of PSS by McKesson. The…
Observation Deck: Yes, and
Recently we went to Second City, a comedy club here in Chicago. One of its strengths is improvisation. In fact, most of the revues that…
Keeping the Players Straight
Book Review: Muddy Waters Making Sense of the Healthcare Supply Chain in the Era of Reform Muddy Waters was the name of the great bluesman,…
Observation Deck: Pay reform is a work in process
In February 2012, JHC reported in “Observation Deck” on a Congressional Budget Office report (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12663/01-18-12-MedicareDemoBrief.pdf) that showed that three of four valued-based payment systems studied…
Observation Deck – Comparative effectiveness research: Big term, big opportunity
Comparative effectiveness research is a relatively new term in the healthcare lexicon, and one with which supply chain professionals should familiarize themselves. That’s what makes…
Observation Deck: Time to rethink conventional wisdom
How many times have we heard that: The fee-for-service system is bankrupting our healthcare system, and maybe our country? Fee-for-service leads to overutilization of services…
Observation Deck – Limitations
No one likes to be reminded of their limitations. And yet, in healthcare circles, the topic keeps rearing its ugly head. Have we reached the…
How to Win
There’s too much of everything, including world-class logistics. How well you anticipate and respond to your customers’ demands will be the differentiating factors, according to…