This is our problem: The cost of health care has spiked higher, but the quality of care is falling. Patients have no effective means of learning the price of care before using it, or of publicly reporting on quality of care in today’s patient-unfriendly health...
A dangerous side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic includes a dramatic increase in the number of hospital-acquired infections. Hospital-acquired infections happen when a person receives medical treatment in a hospital inpatient or outpatient facility. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control published a concerning report about a spike...
“How," we asked in our 2020 manual about health care, "does a Minnesota provider explain why it requires $43,359 for the same hip replacement performed for $6,666 by a different Minnesota provider?” Suppose instead of a hip replacement you wanted to buy a car. In the...
Recently, while attending a company staff meeting at DCI, I realized an incredibly important fact about what it takes for any consultant to be successful. I know all the people at DCI, and they are each talented, experienced and committed to serving clients and their...
One day in January 1996, Greg Dattilo, President of Dattilo Consulting, Inc., shook hands with Paul Howard for the first time. Greg appreciated how Paul presented himself that day – sharp looking in a suit and tie, and wing tipped shoes. This first meeting evolved...