N=1: How the Uniqueness of Each Individual Is Transforming Healthcare

Healthcare leaders must develop the incisive questions that challenge the orthodoxies hindering organizational transformation. The financial risk of healthcare is increasingly passed to individuals and providers, fueling changes in financial incentives. Our experience indicates leaders of successful non-healthcare organizations develop cultures of inquiry that guide their organizations through dramatic market change.Unique individuals are the driving force in the transformation of healthcare. Scientific innovation is revealing the importance of our biologic individuality. Digitization has democratized information, which feeds the desire of people to act, behave and be treated as unique individuals. This profound and fundamental change in the individual’s expectations and behavior is accelerating healthcare transformation.The title of this book, n = 1, is a symbol of the uniqueness of individuals. This book, n=1 is a col

Swedish, President and CEO, WellPoint"Global trends such as digitization and scientific discovery are accelerating the transformation of healthcare. This seminal work is a must read for any Board member committed to asking the right questions and supporting their CEO and leadership team to navigate the challenges and opportunities of transformation in healthcare."-- Hank Walker, Vice Chairman of the Board, St. "The authors deliver a well-reasoned and compelling analysis of how the new healthcare consumer is driving the evolution of the health care ecosystem.

Best HealthCare Book of 2015 - Fantastic, Thought Provoking Elvis I got the book Friday and could not put it down. As a practicing physician involved on the front lines; I found this book to be a fascinating, engaging and easy read that had me thinking very differently about the changes occurring in healthcare. This book is well organized and makes it easy to understand what is driving the changes in health care (e.g. IT, scientific innovations). The authors motivates health care leaders and patients to ask the right questions. The book describes the disruptive transformation in healthcare with the ultimate goal to encourage greater coord. "Well-timed book" according to Brian Rutherford. Interesting to think about how we as the n=1 want to interact with our healthcare providers, both at the insurance and personal-care level. And of course, how will digitization, innovation and technology affect this at all layers of healthcare, especially for the n=1. The shift of risk transference and a more retail-version of healthcare was a concept I had not thought of, which combined with economic principles will drive the cost down as well as hopefully lead to even greater levels of patient-care. Great book which really captured the essence of the Healthcare industry a. Ryan said Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tipping Point" for Healthcare. The impending consumerization of healthcare is coming, and this book does a great job explaining (at a high level) why. A nice and quick light read that is worth any healthcare professional's time, especially for the entrepreneurial-minded.