“Disruptions or Distractions” Series

The Gehr Center/Slow Medicine series “Disruption or Distraction: A Critical Look at Healthcare Delivery Reform” unpacks the data behind healthcare delivery system interventions, highlighting well-intended reforms that have yet to achieve the impact many have assumed. The series is edited by Mike and Pieter, and is written by a variety of contributors.

Part 1: Assessing the Affordable Care Act in the Political Fog.  By: Steffie Woolhandler, Adam Gaffney, and David Himmselstein, August 26, 2016.

Part 2: Calibrating the ‘Hot-Spotting’ Hype.  By: Joel Greenberg, September 21, 2016.

Part 3: The Unintended Consequences of Medicine’s Digital Age.  By: Jordan Rosenfeld and Michael Hochman, November 3, 2016.

Part 4: Health Information Exchange: A Brave New Frontier or More Unfulfilled Promises?  By Kirsten Clodfelter and Michael Hochman, January 26, 2017.

Part 5: Will eConsult Ideal be Borne out in Data?  By Michael Opene, Sonali Saluja, and Michael Hochman, March 21, 2017.

Part 6: Learning from the Best in Value-Based Payment.  By Jessica Farmer and Michael Hochman, April 19, 2017.