Health care historically has been a very siloed field that's organized around medical specialties - urology, cardiac surgery, and so forth - and around the supply of these specialty services. The patient is the ping-pong ball that moves from service to service.
Michael PorterCompetitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of value.
Michael PorterUltimately, health care fails the most basic test. It's not organized around the needs of the patient.
Michael PorterThe essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish.
Michael PorterCompetitiveness is defined as the ability of companies to compete while maintaining or improving the average standard of living. If you are cutting wages to become more competitive, that's not really more competitive. It's raising the skill and the efficiency of those workers so that they can support and sustain that higher wage.
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