Strategy and Transformation

For the scenario of independent deployment of your NextJs static site, say in an automated deployment, one missing piece is a way to push the SSG site into Vercel. Here I provided a simple deployment script using the Vercel CLI of the static site in the XM Cloud project. Code: # Set up variables with […]

This is the third post of a blog series which summarizes the lessons I learned during a technological migration with high uncertainty and complexity. In the previous post, I talked about how I faced the problem. In this post, I’ll summarize the flags and lessons.   I can conclude that no matter how hard a […]

There’s been a lot of reporting on the healthcare moves that retail giants like CVS, Walmart, Best Buy, and Walgreens have made of late. For the average healthcare consumer, this is welcome news — the locations are nearby, it is easy to make an appointment (and can be faster too), and the pharmacy is right […]

In my last post on cost transparency, I mentioned how the provider is paramount over the payer in the eyes of the patient/member. Some payers have made this the focus of their strategic growth plans and are methodically moving to become part of a payer-provider “payvider” model.  This vertical integration is on the rise for […]

In the Bronx, NY in April of 1998, it was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.  The Yankees had won a World Series two seasons prior and had started their 1998 season with their young shortstop, Derek Jeter, on his way to his first All-Star game. The Yankees would win […]

Introduction If you haven’t heard, OpenAI released ChatGPT-4, the successor in a computational sense to GPT-3. Although slower at the moment, its capabilities have improved immensely. How much, you may ask? Well that is what I’m here to tell you. For context, I will be throwing some of the same questions at it I threw […]

In our first blog in this series, Getting Started With Client Remediation (Part 1 of 3), we discussed how to get a client remediation program started, what levels of the organization should be involved in client remediation programs, and how ultimately good things, such as lower risks, improved technology, and risk monitoring, may result from […]

It was 2002 when I landed what I considered to be my first real professional job. I was hired by a small advertising agency as a graphic designer, though I mainly got the offer because I also knew how to build websites. At the time, I had not created any principles and would still often […]

This is the second post of a blog series that summarizes the lessons I learned during a technological migration with high uncertainty and complexity. In the previous post, I talked about how I discovered the original problem. In this post, I’ll talk about how I faced the problem. The details, uncertainty, and complexity kept my […]

Forbes predicts that by the end of 2023, 84% of mid-to-large companies will have adopted a multicloud strategy. IT leaders have long understood the benefits of cloud adoption and now, most enterprises are a embracing a hybrid and multicloud strategy that includes a combination of on-premises infrastructure, private cloud, and public cloud. Successfully embarking on […]

This is the first post of a blog series which summarizes the lessons I learned during a technological migration with high uncertainty and complexity. In this post, I’ll talk about how I discovered a problem. Recently, during a migration from a client’s project, I had the opportunity to apply and improve my skill set: technical, […]

The final step in the CMS price transparency legislation is due January 2024 and requires that health plans ensure that their members have access to accurate cost of care tools that show total procedure costs for an episode of care. These 3 major shifts will happen operationally due to price transparency:   The “Plan Design […]