Articles by Ian Morrison Ph.D.

Being on your own may not be the best answer in health care's rapidly merging environment.

The health system needs to reach high performance as soon as possible. Here's why.

Health care delivery has to innovate on a massive scale for higher performance.

Next month's Health Forum - AHA Leadership Summit will showcase success stories from the frontlines of health care's transformation.

Getting into the risk business is daunting, but health care leaders can use referral management to build financial reserves.

Wealth and health care in Dubai and the United States and what Pete Seeger would have said about them.

The Affordable Care Act changes everything. The good news is if you don't like it, you don't have to keep it.

Always thought to be on the edge, academic medical centers face real financial threats from health care reform. But new models, like the one at Stanford, offer promise.

While poor data, varying demographics and inadequate CMS resources, among other factors, contributed to more than a quarter of the ACO pioneers' either quitting the program or declining pioneer status, we can learn from their experience.

The nation's most populous state is different. Its economy, its diversity, its health insurance exchange and its unique delivery system all create an unusual test climate for Obamacare.

The 2013 Leadership Summit will feature a fantastic program of keynoters to  motivate us as we tackle: "Coordinating and Managing Care for Patients and Populations in a New Era of Healthcare."

It looks like growth in health care costs is ebbing, but it's not clear the slowdown is here to stay.

Now that Obamacare is for real, what might reality look like?

A few examples of the fallout from Obamacare: Even the most enthusiastic states are scrambling to set up exchanges; small employers and those of low-wage workers may drop coverage.

To ensure that your system will work under a new payment model, develop partnerships with other providers and start with your employees.

Everywhere I go, health care leaders see a future where value is rewarded over volume, where care is better coordinated and targeted to be much safer, more effective, and even possibly lower cost.

Big data and new thinking can transform the care of heavy users.

Elements of change have different half-lives.

As we redesign the overall health care delivery system from volume to value, the role of rural hospitals needs to be addressed.

The un-cola of accountable care may have a big impact on providers.