Health Care
Health Care
“Thinking forward” is the phrase used by Patricia Cahill, president and CEO of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), to describe the process that put CHI on the road to its current success. Thinking forward is the way CHI...
In his book The Truth About Health Care, David Mechanic explores the challenges facing the United States in providing adequate health care for its citizens and the factors hindering large-scale reform...
David A. Shore’s The Trust Prescription for Healthcare offers solutions to the trust crisis in healthcare. Shore introduces the concept of trust as a critical driver of healthcare’s mission and margin...
In The Primary Care-Market Share Connection, author Marc D. Halley discusses how many healthcare-related companies have a difficult time creating business models that are both sustainable and...
As biotechnology has continued to advance, some eagerly anticipate the creation of new intellectual property and a new bioeconomy. On the other hand, some fear that the desire for profit is leading to the unethical...
It will not come as news to most Americans that the United States health care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer people can afford to pay for medical care and fewer businesses can afford to provide...
Recent years have seen a surge of interest in reforming the organization and delivery of health systems in developed countries, including the United States. While health economists recognize the need for government...
The health care system in the United States is entering a period of transition as reform efforts stand to affect the entire industry over the next few years. In The Corporate Transformation of Health Care...
The price of prescription drugs is high and steadily rising. Through Medicare and Medicaid, much of the costs are absorbed by the government, and thus by the taxpayers. With these costs becoming more and more...
In the years following September 11, 2001, communities around the world have scrambled to address the threat of terrorism and protect themselves from its occurrence. Public healthcare in the United States is slowly...
