Innovators, Then and Now: How Taichi Ohno Did It, and How You Can, Too

摘要

It's impossible to peruse the healthcare profes-I sional literature these days without coming across the concept of the shift from volume-based payment to value-based payment, and for good reason. As the Medicare program's actuaries have noted, the overall cost of the U.S. healthcare delivery system is set to explode from the current $3,823 trillion a year—already an astonishing sum—to $5,963 trillion a year by 2027—a breathtaking statistic.