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  1. Nelson agrees to be 60th vote http://bit.ly/7x6ebB #healthcarereform about 1 hour ago from Echofon
  2. @fodmc not franken's fault, reid told all pres ofcrs to be v. strict on time. McCain did same to Dayton & Byrd in '02: http://bit.ly/4zJejd about 13 hours ago from Echofon in reply to fodmc
  3. Porter: over last year, quality of healthcare debate has elevated - far more people are talking about delivery system reforms 3:19 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  4. Porter: insurance system reforms alone justify passage, but bill grows coverage fast and doesn't do nearly enough on delivery system reform 3:12 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  5. @dariustahir not directly - focused more on principles for reforming providers (provider perspective for Cleve clinic audience) than policy 3:08 PM Dec 16th from Echofon in reply to dariustahir
  6. Porter: if you have "crummy process," automating w/ IT just yields "efficient crummy process." we need to use IT to transform process 3:04 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  7. Porter: right now, if you deliver value, you get penalized - you get paid less. Need bundled payments system 3:02 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  8. Porter: avg Swedish hospital does only 1 knee procedure per week - not a good idea for every local hospital to provide every service 2:49 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  9. Porter: 5k hospitals in US, 4k do heart surgery. Too little volume per hospital; with more volume, could get more learning 2:47 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  10. Porter: W. German Headache Center a model for value: integrated org, aggregates skills for solving patient problem, care coord, 1 admin ctr 2:45 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  11. Porter: good outcomes drive reduced costs, but we're not even tracking outcomes. Need to measure outcomes to drive value improvements 2:29 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  12. Porter: competition right now is more about shifting costs, bargaining than about creating value. Need "positive-sum competition on value" 2:21 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  13. Porter: "miracle how good care is" given how dysfunctional a structure we have 2:19 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  14. Porter: coverage is important but core issue in healthcare is "value of healthcare delivered" - value lens has historically not been applied 2:15 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  15. Porter: "healthcare reform is going to have to come from within the provider community" 2:13 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  16. Porter: "what is fundl challenge in unlocking in this part of society the progress seem in so many other parts?" #healthcare 2:12 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  17. Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove introducing Porter, calls him "the single most important strategist working today" 2:04 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  18. At the Cleveland Clinic to hear Michael Porter (of five forces fame) on healthcare 1:54 PM Dec 16th from Echofon
  19. Heroes of healthcare reform: http://bit.ly/5qPE5Z 3:14 PM Dec 15th from Echofon
  20. RT @JonnyDorsey: Anybody know someone moving 2 NYC who needs a place? Andrew Ehrich, Kathy Lin, & I need a 4th! Short timeline - write fast! 8:14 AM Dec 14th from Echofon