Author Archives: Keegan

More direct provider/employer arrangements will continue to emerge. Impetus for health care providers to focus more on value. A conscious focus on actual costs and outcomes that matter to patients is the only sustainable path for our healthcare system. A follow-up to: Who should be in the “value” driver’s seat in healthcare? Boeing Contracts Directly WithContinue reading “Providers must lead in order to be in the “value” driver’s seat in health care.”

Enlisting clinicians in coaching patients on how to shop for and prepare healthy food is a critical prevention tactic that requires more emphasis in our health care system. Healthier people are less likely to over-utilize health care contributing to higher costs. Our payment policies and value-based interventions should build on the success of Veggie RxContinue reading “Nutrition Rx”