by Bruce Miller | Jun 1, 2015 | news
Proposed Medicaid Managed Care Organization regulations include quality ratings for private plans providing benefits, in addition to provider network certification and member education. These changes are aligned with Medicare plan requirements, although well behind...
by Bruce Miller | May 26, 2015 | news
The power of data to help personalize optimal treatment for cancer is exciting; yet even more exciting is the ability to prevent it. Even though the health care industry recognizes the risks to quality of life as well costs associated with a disease event, innovation...
by Bruce Miller | May 8, 2015 | news
Increased diagnosis for first time insured individuals combined with convenience drug treatments are noted for a spike in costs around diabetes. At the same time, everyone agrees preventing complications is the real lever to reducing overall health care costs. The...
by Bruce Miller | Apr 9, 2015 | news
Roughly a dozen mergers have taken place among health systems in Wisconsin in the past two years. Some have involved small rural hospitals, others large health systems.The mergers all have one thing in common: They were driven at least partly by the changes taking...
by Bruce Miller | Mar 30, 2015 | news
Findings indicate it is not competition but internal change management as the largest hurdle as healthcare shifts from volume based to value based health care. From our point of view, It is not just strong leadership to steer the ship but also timely incentives....
