Health systems – Healthcare Economist

On the promise and peril of health systems

2020-12-09Jason Shafrin2 Comments

Integrated delivery networks. IDNs. Accountable Care Organizations. ACOs. Systems of care. Health systems. Whatever you call them, many health policy experts claim that they are the best way for the U.S. health care system to deliver high quality care in a cost-effective manner. But is that really the case? A commentary by UCSD professor and…

Just-in-time vs. building resilience: Finding the balance

2020-05-04Jason ShafrinLeave a comment

Siddhartha Mukherjee has a great article in The New Yorker titled “What the Coronavirus Crisis Reveals About American Medicine“. Much of the article details some of the fundamental problems that causes major failures in the U.S. health care system’s response to COVID-19. Resilience in our medical system will involve more than considerations of physical supplies.…