joeflower, Author at Joe Flower Healthcare Futurist

Trust. Partners. The Secret Sauce of the Next Healthcare

by joeflower | Jul 20, 2016 | Commentary, Future Hospital Industry, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Management, Healthcare Workforce, Uncategorized, Volume to Value

The double doors to the ambulance bay slide open, and one more patient on a gurney is hauled across the threshold of your Emergency Department. This one’s in diabetic shock. Stop the picture right there and ask yourself: Is this a medical success, because you can do...

Why Did Healthcare Inflation Slow Down? Why Does It Matter?

by joeflower | Jun 30, 2016 | Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Policy

The costs of healthcare turned a corner in 2009. You can see it on any graph of National Health Expenditures, whether by dollars or dollars per capita or percentage of the economy. There is a decided downward bend in the trend line between 2008 and 2009. The line then...

Artificial Intelligence Picks Up Speed

by joeflower | Jun 22, 2016 | Future Hospital Industry, New Healthcare Technology

What it is: Pundits, start-ups, and marketing firms right now are throwing the term “Artificial Intelligence” like confetti on a parade. It’s the new “greenwashing.” What makes an AI system different from a really good program with massive computing power and a...

Republican State Struggles To Keep Obamacare Alive

by joeflower | Jun 22, 2016 | Healthcare Insurance, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Reform, Universal Healthcare

What it is: Alaska’s GOP-dominated legislature has passed and Sarah Palin endorsed Governor Bill Walker has signed a bill to bail out the state’s one remaining Obamacare insurer, using $55 million in tax money. Take a look:...

Are We Ready for Augmented Reality in Healthcare and Medicine?

by joeflower | Jun 15, 2016 | Future Hospital Industry, New Healthcare Technology

What it is: Keiichi Matsuda created a video to simulate an “augmented reality” or “hyper-reality” future, in which the real world around you is “augmented” with all kinds of information feeds. Take a look below, it’s a little over 6 minutes long and it is more than a...

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