The Wharton Healthcare Quarterly

January 2013

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Where is the “I” in team? – Why Collaboration Matters in Healthcare, Part 4

From the Halls of Academia:
“Al buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan.”
Translation: “Talk less. Listen more.”

Wharton Around the Globe:
Gary Phillips Series:
1. The Future Sustainability
of Developed Health
Systems
2. Healthy Living:
Introducing Prevention
into Health Policy
3. Data Interoperability and
Collaboration in
Personalized Medicine

The Role and Impact of the Nurse Practitioner at Walgreens and in the U.S. Delivery System

Healthcare Disparities Series: Healthcare Disparities vs. Health Equity: Implications for Health Policy and Practice

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Editor's Letter

Happy New Year! As we begin the second year of The Wharton Healthcare Quarterly, I am excited to let you know about several enhancements planned for 2013:

Feedback from the 2012 Alumni Association survey indicated interest in more engagement via social media. Well, be careful what you wish for, because that means you as alumni are now being challenged to join the Wharton Healthcare Program LinkedIn group and then participate in a discussion in follow up to one of this issue’s articles "Can Healthcare Be Facebooked?". (Once you click the link, it will take 24 – 48 hours for you to be added to the group, and the article will be posted on the LinkedIn site by the end of the week.) Jim Rose, the article’s author, poses several questions to get things started.
In 2013, through Wharton Around the Globe, we will be expanding our perspective to a greater world view of healthcare. We are pleased to begin this journey with an article about Wharton Global Health Volunteers’ student consulting trip to Guatemala. In upcoming issues, expect to hear much more about global healthcare issues in a series of articles by Gary Phillips, Head of Healthcare Industries of the World Economic Forum, as well as many other contributors.
Though it’s certainly not the same as being there in person, thanks to Hoag Levins, this month we are bringing you videos of the October 2012 Alumni Association Conference “The Restructuring of Our Healthcare System to Improve Accessibility, Quality, and Cost Effectiveness” as well as Jeff Voigt’s article in this month’s issue, which provides highlights of the well-attended event.
We will continue the series on healthcare disparities and, as we are winding down the series on collaboration in April and offer the final installment of the series on hospitals, specialty pharmacy, and changing payment models in this month’s issue, we have several other timely and relevant topical series in queue.

Much appreciation goes to our sponsors, Duane Morris, Locust Walk Partners, and Bristol Myers Squibb. And, as always, thanks to Jeff Voigt (the “executive sponsor” from the Board) and Gabriela Sanchez who provides administrative support, and finally to you, our readers, without whom the WHQ has no life. So spread the word outside the Wharton community, keep on reading, continue to contribute articles, and be vigilant about letting us know what you think and want from the WHQ!

Z. Colette Edwards, WG'84, MD'85
Managing Editor

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The President's Desk

Fellow WHCMAA Members, Friends and Colleagues:
I hope each of you enjoyed a relaxing and enjoyable holiday season with family and friends, as well as a productive and strong finish to 2012! As we kickoff the New Year, I wanted to outline the progress we made this past year towards realizing our vision of becoming the preeminent organization dedicated to the business of health care.

In support of our vision and strategic objectives, our Board, along with many countless volunteers, embarked upon and executed an ambitious programming, communications, student relations and membership agenda in 2012. Read more
Contributor: Jay Mohr WG'91

Open Wide

South from Alaska
Open Wide column editor Harris Contos, DMD WG’80 explores the impact of dental misalignment in the U.S. and discovers an innovation born of necessity in Alaska. Might it work in the “lower 48”?

The Philosopher's Corner

This eclectic standing column features insightful musings, words of wisdom, life lessons, and stepping stones to business success. This month’s philosopher is Eric Schwartz WEMBA ‘09, so read more.

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Column Editor: Z. Colette Edwards WG’84 MD’85

Second Wharton Healthcare Alumni Conference a Success!

Read highlights of the results of the conference and view video of the actual presentations.

Contributor: Jeff Voigt WG’85 and video made possible by Hoag Levins, Managing Editor, Digital Publications, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania

How’s the Water? Following Up with Entrepreneurial WHC ’95 Alum Jamie Richter and Jericho Equity Partners... and CardioVIP!

One year after the first interview in the inaugural edition of the WHQ, Jamie fills us in on how things have progressed since our last conversation. You can also meet CardioVIP’s other co-founder and partner, Eric Schwartz, in The Philosopher’s Corner this month.

Contributor: The Wharton Healthcare Quarterly

Creating Value Together– Collaboration Between Physicians & Administrators

Click here for Part 3 of our series on collaboration in healthcare.
Contributors: Jennifer Tomasik & Carey Huntington

Can Healthcare Be Facebooked?

As you read this provocative article on a social media giant, join the WHCMAA LinkedIn and participate in the discussion group by considering the first of several questions which will be released to facilitate discourse, "Is social media a new way of connecting patients and physicians, or just a way of reinforcing what already exists?"
Contributor: Jim Rose CAS’83