Articles
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
Kaufman, Peregrine: Pandemics, health care and a responsibility to society
In this guest blog, Kenneth Kaufman, chair of Kaufman Hall, and Michael Peregrine, partner at McDermott Will & Emery, LLP, highlight how the scientific community is telling us that through the discipline of self-isolation we have the ability to control our wellness and the wellness of our fellow Americans. “Defeating the pandemic is a national team sport, they write. “Either we share the burdens of what science tells us to be the solution, or we share in the harm that science predicts if those burdens are not embraced.”
Mergers & Acquisitions, Population/Community Health
Kaufman: FTC says no to social justice
In this guest blog, Kenneth Kaufman, chair of Kaufman Hall, looks at the Federal Trade Commission’s recent move to stop the proposed merger of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network.
Board Culture, Care Delivery Transformation, Innovation, Transforming Governance
Radical Decision Making for Hospital and System Boards
The seismic forces currently roiling health care present boards with a new set of profoundly consequential strategic options. These often involve significant risk, major mission shifts, and challengingly short windows of opportunity.
Care Delivery Transformation, Innovation
Health Care Governance on the Eve of Disruption
Corporate boards, across industry sectors, are increasingly being called upon to support management as the company responds to how innovative competitors “disrupt” their existing business model. Blockbuster, Borders and ESPN are prime examples of established companies that have been pulled into the financial undertow created by nimble disruptors.
Care Delivery Transformation, Innovation
Surviving Disruption in Health Care
Health care providers must draw lessons from the core capabilities of successful companies in the internet economy.