Let's give the 'it's all so complicated' angle a rest
Instead, help your healthcare context learners by taking it one layer at a time One of the core things I do for Union is to oversee the...
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Kirsta Hackmeier
May 25, 20239 min read
The state of unions: a look at what’s happening—and strategic implications
The role of unions in healthcare generally falls into two distinct categories. As powerful aggregators of the healthcare workforce,...
Yulan Egan
May 11, 20238 min read
Let’s have better conversations about the physician landscape: Five suggestions
The 'physician landscape,' meaning how physicians are organized, ownership and contract structures, and so on, is a particularly hot...
Amanda Berra
May 3, 202310 min read
AI vs. an analyst: seven predictions about the future of the insight business
The arrival of artificial intelligence generally, and ChatGPT specifically, has generated a massive amount of discussion about both...
Christopher Kerns
Apr 26, 20237 min read
The end of the independent anything?
And the persistence of the independent clinician Vertical consolidation is increasing in many different parts of the healthcare...
Amanda Berra
Apr 19, 202311 min read
Don't take your eye off the bundle
Both Medicare and commercial versions are evolving in some surprising ways. By Amanda Berra, Chief Education Officer, Union Healthcare...
Yulan Egan
Apr 5, 20236 min read
Is value-based care replacing or enabling existing business models? Checking in on the state of VBC
Since its inception, the concept of value-based care (VBC) has been touted as a seismic shift for the healthcare industry. This framing...
Amanda Berra
Mar 30, 202312 min read
Telehealth has never yet shaken up provider market share. But could it? Two reasons to think yes
With stakes as high as ‘maybe healthcare won’t always be so local’, we should all pay close attention to even the softest of signals...
Christopher Kerns
Mar 23, 20236 min read
What if this is as good as it gets?
What if health system margin pressures don’t relent? I don’t want to count the number of times I have written about health system margins...
Yulan Egan
Mar 14, 20234 min read
What you need to know about employers in 2023
One of more challenging aspects of being a healthcare strategist in the U.S. is staying on top of the shifting preferences and...
Amanda Berra
Mar 9, 202310 min read
Dangerous topics in healthcare: Quality in the Medicare Advantage program
Now is the time to get grounded on this inevitable topic Last week, I made an educational workshop about Medicare Advantage (MA) for our...
Christopher Kerns
Feb 21, 20235 min read
What to make of the healthcare investment landscape in 2023
Not as dire as some would tell you, but a ton more scrutiny just about everywhere If you’re a keen observer of where the smart money is...
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