Yesterday and today, I have been in a quite different mode. While I took a management class on Wednesday, one idea struck me, "why we haven't seen many case studies of the health care industry in this class even though it is one of biggest industries in the US?" Then, I approached to the professor after the class, asked him the same question. The answer was not that clear, but he pointed me one article recently published by the famous Michael Porter, "redefining health care" (http://www.hbs.edu/rhc/). (Actually, you might want to check out an article from Harvard Business Review before you checked out the book).
Anyway, it points out many problems of health care industry. However, the main point is that the whole system is dysfunctional. Competition has not occurred in the right level, information does not flow properly, and the game becomes zero-sum game. Players (insurers, health service providers, employers, and patients(employees)) are fighting to divide the values, not to create values.
Suddenly, Bill George visited Georgia Tech on Wednesday for the IMPACT speaker series and to advertise his new book, "True North." He also visisted Health Systems Institute and met HSI students. He also brought up the issues of the health care system in the US. He emphasized that solving it requires "the holistic/systematic approach."
However, as an single individual, who does not have that much resources, network, and skills, it's a bit difficult to solve the problem in a holistic way. I need a very focused approach to solve the problem.
I collected some web sites which might share the vision I have. Interestingly, there are many more people seem to have similar visions. Many people made some companies to solve the problem.
[RevolutionHealth.com]
[Yahoo Health]
[WebMD.com]
[MovingHealth.com]
Well, I need to think more about it in details.
Anyway, it points out many problems of health care industry. However, the main point is that the whole system is dysfunctional. Competition has not occurred in the right level, information does not flow properly, and the game becomes zero-sum game. Players (insurers, health service providers, employers, and patients(employees)) are fighting to divide the values, not to create values.
Suddenly, Bill George visited Georgia Tech on Wednesday for the IMPACT speaker series and to advertise his new book, "True North." He also visisted Health Systems Institute and met HSI students. He also brought up the issues of the health care system in the US. He emphasized that solving it requires "the holistic/systematic approach."
However, as an single individual, who does not have that much resources, network, and skills, it's a bit difficult to solve the problem in a holistic way. I need a very focused approach to solve the problem.
I collected some web sites which might share the vision I have. Interestingly, there are many more people seem to have similar visions. Many people made some companies to solve the problem.
[RevolutionHealth.com]
[Yahoo Health]
[WebMD.com]
[MovingHealth.com]
Well, I need to think more about it in details.
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