Public Health: ‘The prognosis for accountable care … is excellent!’

Since 1995, the first full week in April has been National Public Health Week, providing the American Public Health Association and other organizations the opportunity to bring attention to health improvement. I recently met with Elke Shaw-Tulloch, administrator for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health. We discussed the fact that [...]

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We Must Change the Care Model

Today, I had the privilege of speaking on a panel of hospital representatives for the Idaho Medicaid Forum, held by the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare. Here is my presentation.  In later blog entries, I’ll elaborate on many of the points that I covered, but I wanted to give you a summary of points [...]

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