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NtC 1 – Navigating the Code: An Introduction

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Mar 2, 2023 | NtC Video Podcasts

Many books review in painful detail the problems with the U.S. healthcare system, but few suggest incremental, easily implemented, and realistic solutions. It is doubtful that radically changing a $4 trillion, 19% of GDP health system will happen. Just consider how...

Look to the EU for Generic Versions of Expensive Brand Name Drugs

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Feb 22, 2023 | Healthcare Policy

U.S. Patent protection for drugs lasts 20 years, although most pharmaceutical companies only get the medication to market after as much as half of that time has already elapsed. This exclusive period to sell the patented drug allows companies to recoup their research...

Crazy U.S. Healthcare: How Did We Get Here?

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jun 24, 2022 | Healthcare Policy

According to the Commonwealth Fund the U.S. has the lowest life expectancy among the ten highest income OECD countries. We have the highest chronic disease burden and our obesity rates are twice the average of other OECD countries. We also have the highest number of...

Enterprise Analytics: Data, Insight, Process Change, Repeat

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jan 15, 2022 | Analytics

In 1966, Avedis Donabedian proposed a conceptual model for examining health services and evaluating quality of care. The Donabedian model includes three pillars: structure, process, and outcomes. Structure represents the physical plant, equipment, and staff available...

What Pop Health Needs to Learn from Consumer Marketing

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Sep 28, 2021 | Analytics

[DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_SOCIAL_ICONS] In the US, consumers reign supreme. American retailers understand their customers and use data to influence what they buy, what they pay, and when they return for more. With more than 68 percent of the U.S. economy driven by consumer...