by Adam Lorton | Nov 14, 2021 | Healthcare, Psychology
A client was struggling with an incentives problem recently, and it helped me connect some dots. The insurance company was paying an immediate (let’s say) $100 bonus when a doctor did a risk assessment visit. This is where the doctor brings in a patient and... 
by Adam Lorton | Nov 10, 2021 | Healthcare, Population Health
The CMS Innovation Center announced their 10-year vision. The whitepaper is incredibly boring. To save you time, here are the Innovation Center’s six lessons learned from their first decade, along with my guesses as to what we can expect policy-wise for the next... 
by Adam Lorton | Feb 4, 2021 | Cost of Care, Healthcare, Podcast Episodes
I have a guideline for selecting consulting projects: No Hospitals. For one thing, hospitals need my help less because they tend to have a more mature data strategy than POs. For another thing, I think all the interesting action is in the ambulatory world. So when I... 
by Adam Lorton | Dec 16, 2020 | About AIQ, Cost of Care, Healthcare, Podcast Episodes, Population Health, Random
We all know the most important problem in healthcare. At least, I think we do. The problem is we spend an exorbitant amount of money in exchange for mediocre health outcomes. When I think about that problem, I keep coming back to the same question: I’m just one... 
by Adam Lorton | Nov 27, 2020 | Podcast Episodes, Random
A brief podcast episode revisiting two classic pieces: If by Rudyard KiplingKeep earning your title, or it expires by Derek Sivers Let me know if you got value from these two pieces. If you want an email when we publish the next one, you should join our email...
