Often in discussions of healthcare consulting there are common challenges and solutions covered such as the need for better quality, reduced costs and improved access to care. The shift from volume to value-based reimbursement and along with it, the shift of risk and accountability to the care providers and the patient. It's all about this "you must own your own health" mentality.
Personally, I like it — ownership comes with rights and autonomy. Ownership comes with accountability and control of its outcomes. But three main distinctions arise in an "owning healthcare" conversation: are we talking about owning risk and financing our care, owning the health information or owning the well-being care of me? Understanding which constituents really "own" each aspect of the healthcare equation is really essential as we build insight into how healthcare can be improved, what challenges must be overcome – and who has the rights and privileges to benefit from owning key elements in "the system".
