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Disruptive innovation threatens insurance industry
If you haven't heard of the business term "disruptive innovation," I'm sure you at least would recognize examples of the phenomenon that has completely upended many industries. Southwest Airlines
Teach consumers about prices, see reduced healthcare costs
When a doctor diagnosed me with a knee condition 10 years ago and recommended surgery, I went home and searched online to find information about the problem, its symptoms, and steps I could take to
It's time for payers to build trust, partnerships with providers
San Francisco really is a lovely town, and I was happy to spend time there last week at the AHIP Institute . After three days filled with conference sessions and meetings, I sat down in the
Health insurers must abandon silo mentality to profit from ACO model
Healthcare payers must break out of their silos and share a more "patient-centric view” with providers, analysts warned during the AHIP Institute conference in San Francisco last week. Insurers
ACO fears will be addressed, maybe alleviated
With the recent publication of the proposed rules regarding accountable care organizations (ACO), the topic has hit a fever-pitch level throughout the healthcare industry. Payers are particularly
Exchanges: Operational issues and state activities
AHIP describes health insurance exchanges as "one of the most pressing healthcare reform implementation issues" and the topic is, therefore, peppered throughout Institute 2011 sessions and is
Deloitte expert details how insurers can survive in the new world order
Last week I urged insurers to accept the reality of healthcare reform and move forward. A tall, possibly daunting, order, I know. Since I am not an actual member of the health insurance industry, I
Note to insurers: Accept your new reality and move forward
Acceptance is a valuable lesson that helps us lead happier, more positively-focused lives. Although it's rarely applied to the business world, I think it may be particularly relevant these days for
Deloitte finds barriers to medical home implementation
A new issue brief by Deloitte Consulting concludes that implementing a patient-centered medical home can pay off by significantly lowering costs, but executing such an initiative often faces cultural
