Healthcare

The need for innovation continues to present a major challenge to the US healthcare system.  These two cases provide an opportunity to examine different approaches which could both improve patient outcomes, and reduce costs.  Students should take this as an opportunity to demonstrate a big picture view of this complex and important system.   Briefly discuss critical challenges facing the healthcare system, and describe how the approaches taken in Virginia Mason, as well as the data analytics capabilities provided by D2, help address some of these challenges.   Use your best analytical skills to understand the challenges, and to provide critical insight.