Healthcare—The Remedy Beyond Reform: Improve Quality, Lower Costs, Transform Care

For many healthcare industry insiders, the Supreme Court’s much-anticipated ruling on healthcare reform earlier this summer was greeted with a requisite dose of professional analysis, followed by a shrug. For an industry already moving headlong into an era of massive change, the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the law represents only one of multiple issues that demand attention. Besides, many industry leaders and most of their consulting partners appear firmly focused on going beyond reform mandates and changes.

Joe Kornik | August 15, 2012

By Eric Krell

For many healthcare industry insiders, the Supreme Court's much-anticipated ruling on healthcare reform earlier this summer was greeted with a requisite dose of professional analysis, followed by a shrug. Sure, the ruling affects compliance activities (some of them dramatically); however, for an industry already moving headlong into an era of massive change, the Supreme Court's recent decision to uphold the law represents only one of multiple issues that demand attention. Besides, many industry leaders and most of their consulting partners appear firmly focused on going beyond reform mandates and changes.

"Healthcare reform is very important," allows Dr. Mohammad Naraghi, IBM Global Services global leader for healthcare and life sciences industries.

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