Yes, US Healthcare can be a puzzle. Or worse, a labyrinth, a Gordian knot. First, I would probably spend 5-10 hours skimming The Health Care Handbook 3rd edition, 2023 Askins, Moore. Google things of interest.
As a second step, here is my resource list of 90+ links to thoughtful articles, websites, podcasts, videos, and other get-smart-tools. Good stuff. Provided some grouping, but this is definitely not MECE. Let me know what other links I should add. In the meantime, dig in, geek out.
Start Here. . .
- Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine? TedX, 2012, (19 min)
- Health of Health Care System, KFF video, 2019 (3 min)
- Why US Healthcare is Getting More Expensive, WSJ video, 2022 (11 min)
- Triple Aim videos, IHI, (menu of 20 videos)
- Healthcare Outlook: Smart Healthcare, Deloitte, 2018 (32 pg)
- Future of Healthcare, McKinsey, 2018 (13 pg)
- Don Berwick: Explaining ACA, IHI video (17 min)
Healthcare System Delivery
- American is a Healthcare Outlier, Economist, 2018
- Health System CEO Survey, Deloitte, 2017 (3Mb, 30pg)
- Service Line: Smart Growing Workbook, Sg2, 2012 (20 pg)
- American Hospital Association Chartbook, 2019 (2Mb, 150pg)
- How Health Ratings Work, Advisory Board, 2019
- Five Trends Affecting Service Line Economics, Advisory Board, 2019
- At These Hospitals Recovery is Rare, but Comfort is Not, NY Times, 2014 (2000 words)
Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences / MedTech
- How Drug Prices Work, WSJ video, 2020 (6 min)
- Drug Trend Report, 2017, Express Scripts (3Mb download, 14 pg)
- Pulse of the Industry, E&Y, 2018 (62 pg)
- Global Life Sciences Outlook, Deloitte, 2019, (54 pg)
- Executive’s Guide to Pharmacy Issues, Advisory Board, 2019
- Global Generics and Biosimilar Trends, IQVIA, 2018 (62 pg)
- Healthcare Moneytree Report, PWC
- Future of Oncology, KPMG, 2018, (21 pg)
- Pfizer Oncology Investor Relations at Cowen Healthcare, 2019, (6 pg)
- Pfizer Annual reports, 2023 (multiple)
- Abbvie Investor Relations at JP Morgan, 2019 (17 pg)
- Medical Device Manufacturers Association, website
- Biotechnology Innovation Organization, website
Technology and IT
- Death by A Thousand Clicks: Where the Electronic Health Records Went Wrong, Forbes, 2019 (9,000 words)
- Optum Analytics Handbook, Maturity Model, 2018 (24 pg)
- Is this the Future of Healthcare video, Dr. Topol, 2019 (6 min)
- Hypecycle with Healthcare IT for US Payers, Gartner, 2018 (66 pg)
- Demystifying AI in Healthcare, Rock Health, 2017
- Democratization of Healthcare, Stanford Health, 2019, (12 pg)
- Disruptive Approach to Drive eHealth, McKinsey, 2017 (12 pg)
- Cerner Investor Relations at HIMSS, 2019, (101 pg)
- Allscripts Investor Relations at JP Morgan (24 pg)
- EPIC website (privately held)
Payer / Insurance
- Same Surgery, Different Prices: Why Hospital Bills Vary So Much, WSJ video, 2022 (8 min)
- Reason for Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, NY Times, 2017
- Accidents of History = US Healthcare, NPR podcast, 2009 (7 min)
- CVS / Aetna Investor Relations at JP Morgan, 2019 (24 pg)
- Americas Health Insurance Plans, website
Distribution / Supply Chain
- Premier Investor Relations at Raymond James (37pg)
- McKesson annual reports, 2022 (multiple)
- Cardinal Health annual reports, 2022 (multiple)
Healthcare Providers
- HCA investor relations, 2022 (multiple)
- ACGME Data Resource Book, 2018 (8.2Mb download, 164 pg)
- Eliminating Power Dynamics, Advisory Board video, 2017 (3 min)
- What is AIDET, Studer Group, 2014 (34 pg)
Cost
- Providing Better Care for Less, IHI video, 2018 (2 min)
- The Cost Conundrum, New Yorker, Atul Gawande, 2009 (8,000 words)
- The Productivity Imperative, McKinsey, 2019 (96 pg) – start on pg 75
- State of Hospital Cost Transformation, Kauffman Hall, 2018 (32 pg)
Public Health / Access
- What is Health Equity? IHI / Harvard, 2016 (4 min)
- States with Medicaid Expansion, Advisory Board, 2019
- Why is Insulin so Expensive? NPR podcast, 2018
- Commonwealth Fund, website
- Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation, website
Quality
- Making Healthcare Better, NY Times, 2009 (8,000+ words)
- Checklist Manifesto video, Atul Gawande, (59 min)
- Workforce Optimization videos, Advisory Board (menu of 120 videos)
- Physician Engagement videos, Advisory Board (menu of 90 videos)
- Improvement videos, IHI (menu of 100+ videos)
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity / M&A Report, 2018, Bain&Co (6Mb download, 48 pg)
- Private Equity / M&A Report, 2022, Bain &Com (15Mb download, 100 pg)
Leadership / Ethics
- Healthcare Around the World, TR Reid video, 2012 (26 min)
- Atul Gawande on End-of-Life Care video, Economist (7 min)
- Lessons from the C-suite, Advisory Board, 2012-2019
- Future of Patient Data, Accenture, 2018 (68 pg)
Integrated Models of Care
- Making Healthacare Affordable video, Narayana Health, 2017 (7min)
- Model of Integrated Care video, Cleveland Clinic (3 min)
- Clinic Aims to Improve Quality, Lower Cost, CBS (5 min)
MyHealth / Consumerism
- Pay Patients, Save Money, Planet Money podcast #655, 2015 (25 min)
- CEO of Oscar Health: How to Disrupt Healthcare, CNBC video, (3 min)
Newsletters / Daily Updates
- Advisory Board Daily Briefing
- Fortune: Brainstorm Health Daily
- Becker’s Hospital Review
- Modern Healthcare
- Drug Channels (pharma economics drug distribution)
- Aunt Minnie (imaging services)
- Endpoints (biotechnology, pharma R&D)
- HFMA (healthcare financial management)
- Health Law 360 (Legal news related to healthcare)