A common thread in efforts to improve the system is to become more patient-centered, as emphasized in the landmark Institute of Medicine Report, “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” nearly 25 years ago. To ...

There are 3 ways to make the US health care system more efficient and sustainable: address its burdensome complexity, emphasize primary care reimbursement, and regulate drug pricing. Moving to a ...

Healthcare in the United States of America concept: A stethoscope on a 3d map of the US overlayed by the US flag. Healthcare in the United States of America concept: A stethoscope on a 3d map of the ...

We are trying to fix health care as if it were complicated. In reality, health care is complex.

We’ve all been there: You wait 45 minutes in the exam room when the doctor finally walks in. They seem rushed. A few questions, a quick exam, a glance at the clock and then a rapid-fire plan with ...