Sep 2014 Ochsner and River Parishes: one type of endgame for managing redundant hospital capacity (updated) By Tory Wolff Providers Please see update at end of post. If value-based care broadly delivers… Read more
Apr 2012 Payment reform: some observations on skepticism By Tory Wolff Payers There have been some blog posts (here and here) about a discussion on … Read more
Apr 2012 Franchising specialties: model for breaking down geographic barriers to competition? By Tory Wolff Providers Summary Geographic barriers to provider competition are a headache fo… Read more
Dec 2011 “Savings illusion” can become savings reality in the long haul: baby boomers to the rescue By Tory Wolff Payers , Providers A recent article in the NEJM argues that cost savings from quality imp… Read more
Sep 2011 A gradual roll-out of ACOs will minimize disruption and resistance By Tory Wolff Payers , Providers Part of the theory of ACO value creation is trading off more primary c… Read more
Mar 2011 Primary care capacity and the looming Medicaid surge: Medicaid-focused providers must be part of the answer By Tory Wolff Payers , Providers Summary A new study from Center for Studying Health System Change su… Read more
Feb 2011 Conventional wisdom that provider capacity drives cost questioned in new study By Nikhil Bhojwani Providers Remember the idea that coordination will improve care? Well, if physic… Read more
