Relentless Health Value

Here’s a hot take for you. I just learned what a hot take was last week, so, of course, I needed to get me one on the quick. The thing with hot takes, from what I understand, is that they are open for discussion. What I’m talking about today is something I’ve been thinking about for a while, and I would be interested in your thoughts, since probably some finesse is needed here. I want to talk about the imperative of collaborating with organizations across the care continuum, even the ones you may have a problem with. Let us begin by discussing why collaboration is so vital if the intention is to improve patient care, quality, and lower costs. The story really begins with fragmentation. Turns out, the US ranks last among 10 other countries in a recent study on healthcare systems. One of the reasons why is the fragmentation of professionals and patients and siloed health information. This is from a Commonwealth Fund study. In fact, according to an AJMC article I found the other day—or do a Google search for any