Arab Health Congress is the largest health care conference in the Middle East. It takes a year to plan and attracts more than 100,000 attendees and 4,000-plus exhibitors from nearly 160 countries around the world. JHI has participated in the congress for nearly 15 years. Representatives from across Johns Hopkins participated in this year’s event(...)
Health Economics
Books, Diapers … and Health Care
Posted by | Health Economics, Health Innovation, Health System SustainabilityU.S. health care stocks got a jolt last week when Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway (BH) and JP Morgan Chase (JPMC) announced their entry into the health care business to improve cost and health outcomes for their employees. While there had been rumors about Amazon getting into health care, many were surprised by BH and JPMC joining(...)
Fixing a Broken Model
Posted by | Health Economics, Health Innovation, Health System Sustainability, Patient CareImagine going to your mechanic with a burned-out headlight. It should be a clear-cut replacement. Instead, the mechanic reprograms your engine control unit, realigns your suspension and flushes all your fluids. It takes the whole afternoon and costs many times over what you’d budgeted. And when you pull out of the parking lot and flip(...)
All Paths Converge
Posted by | Collaboration, Health Economics, Health Innovation, Health System Sustainability, Patient CareMy work focuses on numbers—accounts, assets, debt and equity. I live and breathe this stuff, so it was a welcome change to write a blog post—with very few numbers—about financial trends we at Johns Hopkins Medicine International are predicting for international collaborative health. Let’s start with the convergence among payors—particularly insurers—and what that might mean(...)