Tag Archives: Centers of Excellence

Using Strong Carrots and Sticks To Drive Health Care That Works

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Brian Klepper Posted 5/09/13 on Medscape Connect’s Care & Cost Blog On a recent call with a large manufacturer, my company’s team expected to describe how we develop primary care medical homes that become platforms for managing comprehensive health care clinical and financial … Continue reading →

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Posted in Benefits, Conflicts of Interest, Health Care Cost, Innovation, Market Dynamics, Medical Management, Policy/Law/Regulation, Quality | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Walmart Moves Health Care Forward Again

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

Brian Klepper Posted 10/12/12 on Medscape Connect’s Care & Cost Blog Walmart’s sheer size makes almost any of their initiatives newsworthy. That said, despite being a lightning rod for criticism on employee benefits and health care, they have introduced initiatives with … Continue reading →

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Posted in Analytics, Benefits, Brian Klepper, Consumerism, Health Care Cost, Market Dynamics, Medical Management, Physicians | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Baltimore Time is Pepsi Time

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Paul Levy Posted 12/15/11 on Not Running a Hospital Andrea Walker from the Baltimore Sun reports: PepsiCo has signed a deal that allows employees and dependents across the nation to get certain surgeries at Johns Hopkins Hospital — a cutting-edge arrangement that could … Continue reading →

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