Exploring Self-Regulation of Healthcare   We live in chaotic and confusing times. With a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, the strength of America lies in its diversity. However, this also poses a challenge when it...

Hope   It’s springtime in healthcare. I have seen the first signs of hope and renewal for our health system and I could not be more pleased to stop warning you about issues and challenges and instead turn to an optimistic outlook.   It...

AVA: Ask Vic Anything   Don’t you think the government will bailout health systems as they have in the past and as they seem to be doing with banking?   Vic: I think it is a 50% probability, but we already spend ~20% of GDP on healthcare...

One of the most frustrating issues for health systems with extremely limited bed capacity is the inability to discharge patients promptly because they don’t have transportation home. Taxi services and traditional rideshare companies are not...

Context before Creation   Care delivery must be redesigned to match the available workforce. There is simply not enough bedside staff to continue the labor-intensive model. Furthermore, health systems are losing money, and costs are growing...

Courage:  Action despite Fear   Over the last 12 months, I’ve taken a deep dive into the healthcare system at the regional non-profit level. Unfortunately, I’ve found a scary level of financially vulnerable systems. Leadership teams at...

AVA: Ask Vic Anything   What can health systems do to extend their “cash runway?”  Vic: This was the most common question last month. Like most things in life, the answer is easy for me to write but hard to do.  Health systems must identify...

Collaboration   As the Jumpstart team has worked with health system leaders across the country, it has become apparent that building new, high-margin revenue-producing products must be a top priority in 2023. Yet, executive teams are stretched...

The Best Defense   “The best defense is a good offense” is a traditional saying frequently heard at college football games, but George Washington first coined the phrase.  Projecting the impression of strength was a key principle used by our...