Managed Healthcare Executive March 9, 2020
The healthcare industry is rapidly transforming to a consumer-based, technology-driven system that is built around the physician and patient relationship. Many of us involved in this endeavor are confident that our efforts will not only help stem the rising tide of chronic diseases that challenges our nation but will also enable us to create a more sustainable system.
While it is a common understanding that too much of the $3.6 trillion we spend on healthcare is not wisely spent, there are opportunities for the industry to make some changes. Recently, colleagues from Humana [Shrank was the lead author] and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine conducted a review, published in JAMA, assessing the amount of waste in the U.S....