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Liability Reform Prognosis Improving
Medical liability reform is one of those causes that, up to now, has seemed a political impossibility at the federal level. Even in years when Republicans controlled both the U.S. Senate and House,...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court and the Importance of Information
Last week, my organization, the Healthcare Leadership Council, joined with two distinguished healthcare leaders, Dr. Louis W. Sullivan and Tommy Thompson, both former secretaries of the Department of...
View ArticleThe High Costs of Ill-Considered Cost-Cutting
If I had the ability to make anything required reading for the powers that be in Washington, D.C., it would be Dr. Marc Grodman’s blog post on The Hill’s website. Dr. Grodman is CEO of Bio-Reference...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Measurements
The Healthcare Leadership Council is very pleased to be supporting a conference taking place this Thursday, October 30 called “Mind the Gap: Improving Quality Measurement in Accountable Care Systems.”...
View ArticlePolicymaking That Releases the Brake on Innovation
I want to bring to your attention an op-ed piece that appeared on the Government Health IT website this week because it goes right to the heart of the issues affecting the technological innovation that...
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“They Want to See The Evidence”
I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that a television news program would give a complex topic like the nation’s healthcare system a treatment that could be described as, well, glib. That occurred on...
View ArticleImportant Movement on Data Sharing
Recently the Institute of Medicine released a report on sharing clinical trial data. This report comes at an opportune time, when talk of health information technology, interoperability and big data...
View ArticleThe Lasting Resonance of a Summit on Health Care Value
On March 2, the Healthcare Leadership Council, as part of its National Dialogue for Healthcare Innovation (NDHI) initiative, brought together over 70 leaders from organizations and institutions that...
View ArticleA Wise Withdrawal on Altering Medicare Part D
This morning, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted unanimously – a rare event in these fractious political times – to send its 21st Century Cures legislation to the full House. Progress for...
View ArticleThe “Talk to Each Other” Challenge for Healthcare
There is an excellent read in the Wall Street Journal today from Susan DeVore, the President and CEO of the Premier, Inc. alliance of 3,000 community hospitals throughout the country. (Ms. DeVore is...
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What to Expect in 2016, From an Industry Leader
In these early days of the new year, all eyes will be on the U.S. House as it prepares to pass legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act, which will go to President Obama’s desk for a certain veto....
View ArticleUtilizing Technology to Propel Precision Medicine Forward
As we’ve seen, there has been a steadily increasing level of discussion and enthusiasm surrounding precision medicine. The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) has remained engaged in this...
View ArticleDiving into Genomics at Datapalooza
I had the privilege of moderating a panel at Datapalooza – the annual gathering of hundreds of leaders in health data innovation — that focused on innovations in genomic science, which are rapidly...
View ArticleAn Expert Look at 2018 Healthcare Trends and Their Potential Impact
President and CEO of Premier healthcare alliance, Susan DeVore, discusses her predictions of what 2018 will bring in a Health Affairs article. Ms. DeVore, a member and former chair of the Healthcare...
View ArticleLeading Hospital CEO Addresses Data Interoperability
Massive amounts of healthcare data are collected across the nation, and as technology advances the question of how to use it has continued to be a discussion. There have been hearings on Capitol Hill...
View ArticleThe Extraordinary Pandemic Efforts You Didn’t See
America is well aware of the heroic work performed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by physicians, nurses and other front line healthcare professionals, tirelessly handling a rapidly escalating number...
View ArticlePrescription E-Labels are Past Due
Now decades into the digital age, most tasks can be completed electronically – ordering food, booking appointments, transferring funds, and even signing contracts. In the healthcare world, medical...
View ArticleCybersecurity in a Highly Regulated Industry
The Healthcare Leadership Council hosted a webinar entitled, “Cybersecurity Playbook for Healthcare,” in conjunction with the Confidentiality Coalition. The discussion brought clarity to the current...
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