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Stacey Richter's "paradox of primary care" sums up the problem we encounter as we try to fix healthcare. Tom X Lee and Stacey talk about how increased access ≠ improved care. Access is just one dimension to the puzzle we need to solve. The key additional piece is longitudinal care that is enabled because of that access. That is where Walmart and Walgreens failed (and CVS is failing). The other key piece is "enlightened leadership." If you make your #feeforservice clinic more efficient and accrue additional profit or excess revenue, are you going to pocket it for your executive team bonuses and PE shareholders, or are you going to use it to invest in changes that will truly improve care and increase value. Tom notes that transformational #healthcare leaders need to look beyond their next exit. Mind you, you can still make a ton of money, but it does require you to have a longer time horizon and think about reducing costs rather than increasing revenue. That is far more difficult than it sounds.

So glad to be quoted, accurately! Big fan of ePocrates, back in the day, sad that One Medical was acquired, like my own practice. Making primary care more efficient will not solve the problem, but can delay the reckoning. Dyadic leadership is best: clinician and business together. Community ownership of primary care is another likely way to go. Consolidation is NOT a solution: you're right, Stacey. It does subsidize primary care while also impairing quality and access, since BAD primary care helps hospitals. Capitation globally is working for ChenMed and Aledade, and we did it in the late 90s successfully for a time with fatal flaws. Physician owned ACOs work better than hospital-owned: duh! CINs can work by providing care coordination for folks with value based contracts, a la Eastside Health Network. Standing with one foot in both canoes is not a stable endgame. Relentless automation, smart use of AI, especially scribing, and relentless improvement helps primary care, Dr. Lee is right, but....it's not a long-term solution. He's explaining the failure of hierarchy in empowering human capital. Retail care: no relationship! Convenient, no savings. Caregiver/patient relationships are core to healing. The very basis of healthcare, primary care, must be rebuilt from the ground up in a new model. A national movement is needed. Some of us are starting that.

Listen Here: https://lnkd.in/gGjhsnkM In this episode, Michele Sexton, CEO of Mission Healthcare Partners, discusses the pressing issues facing rural hospitals and physician practices. She shares insights into the innovative "Hero Assessment" designed to help struggling hospitals quickly identify and address operational weaknesses to ensure their sustainability. For more information about Becker's Healthcare, please contact Jessica Cole or Scott Becker. #podcast #healthcare #womensleadership

Listen Here: https://lnkd.in/g7RBj9Ne This episode explores how the patient-provider relationship has evolved and the impact on both patients and staff with Cathy McDowell, President and CEO of KZA. The conversation dives into the role of financing in healthcare decisions and how the industry might adapt to future challenges. It also discusses the potential impact of a consumer-driven healthcare system. This episode is sponsored by CareCredit. For more information about Becker's Healthcare, please contact Jessica Cole or Scott Becker. #podcast #healthcare #womensleadership

"People say they like change...they do not like change. People like things to be predictable, and innovation makes things unpredictable." "Innovation is our friend. It's also complicated, and it's not easy. But 'not easy' is not a reason not to do it." I really enjoyed listening to Roberta Schwartz of Houston Methodist on this episode of the Smart from the Start podcast with H. Stephen Lieber. She brings such a great perspective on the necessity of healthcare innovation. Check out the episode below! #healthIT #healthinnovation #digitalhealth #hospitals #patientcare #smarthospitals

Listen Here: https://lnkd.in/gK6WtP_8 In this episode, Michele Sexton, CEO of Mission Healthcare Partners, discusses the pressing issues facing rural hospitals and physician practices. She shares insights into the innovative "Hero Assessment" designed to help struggling hospitals quickly identify and address operational weaknesses to ensure their sustainability. For more information about Becker's Healthcare, please contact Jessica Cole or Scott Becker. #podcast #healthcare #womensleadership

Listen Here: https://lnkd.in/gdzpM-2F This episode explores how the patient-provider relationship has evolved and the impact on both patients and staff with Cathy McDowell, President and CEO of KZA. The conversation dives into the role of financing in healthcare decisions and how the industry might adapt to future challenges. It also discusses the potential impact of a consumer-driven healthcare system. This episode is sponsored by CareCredit. For more information about Becker's Healthcare, please contact Jessica Cole or Scott Becker. #podcast #healthcare #womensleadership

Listen Here: https://lnkd.in/gFJpRe_9 Warner Thomas, President and CEO of Sutter Health, discusses strategies for improving access to care and highlights the importance of maintaining optimism in the healthcare industry. He shares insights on how a positive outlook can drive innovation and better patient outcomes. For more information about Becker's Healthcare, please contact Jessica Cole or Scott Becker. #podcast #healthcare #accesstocare

Listen Here: https://lnkd.in/gJmYv6TS In this episode, Michele Sexton, CEO of Mission Healthcare Partners, discusses the pressing issues facing rural hospitals and physician practices. She shares insights into the innovative "Hero Assessment" designed to help struggling hospitals quickly identify and address operational weaknesses to ensure their sustainability. For more information about Becker's Healthcare, please contact Jessica Cole or Scott Becker. #podcast #healthcare #womensleadership

We've been talking about #growth a lot on #radioadvisory. Smart growth comes from operational excellence, which means that health systems must capture as much of the revenue on the table from their medical group as possible. It's a key reason that corporate owners have been racing to buy up physician practices. But what if I were to tell you that the "promise" of downstream referrals is false? According to an Advisory Board analysis, just 55% of referral revenue coming from employed physicians stays in-network. That means that the referral problem is FAR WORSE than most physician leaders realize and organizations are leaving millions of dollars on the table. In this week'e episode of Radio Advisory, I sat down with Eliza Dailey and Colleen W. to discuss how and where referral leakage happens, and share the (relatively easy) steps medical groups can take to reduce referral leakage. Listen at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts.