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Illusion of Choice in Healthcare

November 28, 2022 · by · in Healthcare Leadership · Leave a comment

Blog by Joe Babaian The illusion of choice is the greatest magic trick ever performed. ― Ziad K. Abdelnour Free will and the meaning of choice have been a philosophical discussion since the beginning of spoken language. I’d like to focus on something a bit less esoteric – choice or the illusion of choice in healthcare. […]

Healthcare Consumers or Pawns?

March 21, 2022 · by · in Healthcare Leadership · Leave a comment

Blog post by Joe Babaian The pharma pricing system was not built on the idea of consumer engagement. It was built… on market efficiencies. It was not built on the premise of consumerism. ~ Heather Bresch, Former CEO Mylan Heather’s comment is striking and it’s emblematic of the entire healthcare system as we now know […]

Accessing Your Medical Record – Then What?

March 13, 2016 · by · in Healthcare Leadership · 2 Comments

Blog post by Colin Hung A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending my 10th HIMSS conference in Las Vegas. Over the past few HIMSS, there has been a growing call for healthcare institutions and payers to provide patients open access to their medical records. As I was preparing for #HIMSS16 I started […]