Christopher David Kerns

CEO of Union Healthcare Insight, which you can ask me about along with Depeche Mode, James Bond theme songs, and the Chesapeake Bay.

[Christopher David Kerns @CD_Kerns]

I'm back! And thrilled to announce that @AmandaBerra, Yulan Egan and I have founded Union Healthcare Insight (@UnionInsight), a provider of independent, objective, holistic, and curated insights for healthcare leaders. Learn more about us here or at https://t.co/nm4hAgwN1c.

[Christopher David Kerns @CD_Kerns]

@shaneharris I kept looking around for the bowl of fresh green apples.

[Christopher David Kerns @CD_Kerns]

@AdvisoryBd’s newest podcast episode with @raemwoods where I get to talk about evolving public perceptions of health care. Listen until the very end. Worth it.
https://t.co/RAiQovrCOW

[Rajiv Leventhal @RajivLeventhal]

Could contact tracing have the same success in the U.S. that it had in South Korea?

ICYMI, my convo earlier this week with @CD_Kerns on an array of COVID-related questions, from hospitals’ financial challenges to surveillance to testing https://t.co/r4mdQfKb0v

[Christopher David Kerns @CD_Kerns]

Our recent analysis on the hospital cash crunch included.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Starved for cash, hospitals and doctor groups cut staff amid pandemic https://t.co/ohCLlrUUNy

[Alex Kacik @alex_kacik]

Why are profitable health systems furloughing "non-essential" employees? They are worried about a drop in cash flow that could increase borrowing costs.

"Cash flow issues are paramount," said @CD_Kerns from @AdvisoryBd.

#COVID19

[Christopher David Kerns @CD_Kerns]

“Adding to that challenge, hospital occupancy rates before the outbreak were around 74 percent citywide, considered close to full because it can be hard to accommodate new patients, said Christopher Kerns, a vice president at the Advisory Board.” https://t.co/ZhBKRLZWJE

[DHWillis @dh_willis]

10 takeaways: This week's 'dramatic, exponential' surge of COVID-19 | Advisory Board: https://t.co/LEkhTCsYd4

[Christopher David Kerns @CD_Kerns]

Want an overview of how the U.S. health care delivery system is prepared and what it should do to flex up to withstand a a major Covid-19 outbreak? Oh yes you do. Here’s what I shared with about 2,000 members yesterday—and will be updating regularly. https://t.co/Mh6YFaVIJS

[Bec Richmond @BecR27]

An open resource from @AdvisoryBd contains 10 potential scenarios that could unfold in a community outbreak with moderate to severe infection rates. Each of these scenarios—which cover impact on capacity, clinicians and staff, and the broader ecosystem—includes a set of questions

[Advisory Board @AdvisoryBd]

In @HarvardBiz: @CD_Kerns and @dh_willis take a look at the physician shortage problem—and suggest that our real problem isn't the number of doctors we have. https://t.co/u1OniADkQ8

[Christopher David Kerns @CD_Kerns]

Is your region ready to cope with a Covid-19 outbreak? I break down the numbers here: https://t.co/RNq5IkKdGR

[Christopher David Kerns @CD_Kerns]

Not-for-profit health system margins have stabilized, but serious challenges remain. My commentary in @modrnhealthcr.
https://t.co/6pMaeUO2GZ