The above image shows the rise in healthcare costs (black line), numbers of doctors (yellow), and numbers of administrators (blue). We haven’t got healthcare delivery right. Since healthcare has become more complex, using experts for the non-clinical… Read more
Healthcare leaders and professionals are being asked to focus on quality and patient safety in ways they never have before, because the economics of quality are changing. Isolated improvements haven’t resulted in dramatic healthcare system… Read more
“We need to face up to what Command-and-Controlism has done to us, our way of thinking and our organisations. And to do this, we need to know the warning signs. So, here are twenty questions… Read more
“You are either being disrupted or a disruptor — sometimes you are both,” says Neil Patel, president of Healthbox and EVP at HIMSS. That’s why it’s important to always be looking ahead and thinking about… Read more
Patients and staff get stressed by not quite knowing, or remembering, what they’re supposed to know. Imagine being able to show or teach them as often as they want, as though you’re in the room,… Read more
Healthcare relies on clinical capability and business capability – however these experts rarely collaborate, The result? Healthcare budgets are in trouble. Staff are stressed. Patients suffer. How do we encourage the different disciplines to… Read more
Patients want more communication. While the majority prefer phone interactions when consultations aren’t face to face, a majority are also open to giving their doctors real-time access to health information via connected devices and apps. 60% of survey… Read more
1. Network – In today’s hyper-connected world, no company can or should do everything alone. Network innovations provide a way for firms to take advantage of other companies’ processes, technologies, offerings, channels, and brands—pretty much… Read more
Last month I presented at the MIGA Key Opinion Leaders Dinners in Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney to discuss health technology with key healthcare leaders. What I Learned New tech tools can put human values at… Read more