Inefficiency Insights

Brief quality improvement reports analyzing key healthcare inefficiencies to improve workflows.

Why Most AI Tools Miss the Real Workflow

Feb 5, 2026

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4 min read

Why Most AI Tools Miss the Real Workflow

Inefficiency Insights #104

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Why One-Third of Lung Cancer Screening Patients Don't Get Proper Follow-Up

Jan 29, 2026

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2 min read

Why One-Third of Lung Cancer Screening Patients Don't Get Proper Follow-Up

Inefficiency Insights #103

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Why Faxing Still Breaks Care Coordination (and How Penn Automated It)

Jan 15, 2026

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2 min read

Why Faxing Still Breaks Care Coordination (and How Penn Automated It)

Inefficiency Insights #102

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Doctronic’s AI Refill Pilot in Utah: The Promise, the Edge Cases, and Who’s Liable

Jan 8, 2026

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2 min read

Doctronic’s AI Refill Pilot in Utah: The Promise, the Edge Cases, and Who’s Liable

Inefficiency Insights #101

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

The Inefficiency of Gift Giving: Why We Get It Wrong (and How Elves Would Fix It)

Dec 23, 2025

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7 min read

The Inefficiency of Gift Giving: Why We Get It Wrong (and How Elves Would Fix It)

Inefficiency Insights #100

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Is There Such a Thing as Being 'Too Efficient'? The Tension Between Efficiency and Effectiveness in Medicine

Dec 18, 2025

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2 min read

Is There Such a Thing as Being 'Too Efficient'? The Tension Between Efficiency and Effectiveness in Medicine

Inefficiency Insights #99

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

How a Hospital Reduced Length of Stay by 41% in 18 Months

Dec 11, 2025

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2 min read

How a Hospital Reduced Length of Stay by 41% in 18 Months

Inefficiency Insights #98

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Nov 26, 2025

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6 min read

The Inefficiency of Thanksgiving Turkey

Inefficiency Insights #97

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Why Physicians Spend Hours Pre-Charting—and How Navina Solves It

Nov 20, 2025

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12 min read

Why Physicians Spend Hours Pre-Charting—and How Navina Solves It

Inefficiency Insights #96

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Why Most AI in Healthcare Treats Symptoms, Not Root Causes

Nov 13, 2025

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11 min read

Why Most AI in Healthcare Treats Symptoms, Not Root Causes

Inefficiency Insights #95

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Why Your Doctor Can't Tell You If Insurance Will Cover It

Nov 6, 2025

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13 min read

Why Your Doctor Can't Tell You If Insurance Will Cover It

Inefficiency Insights #94

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Medicine

Apple Watch Asthma Study Shows Wearables Work—But Not for Everyone

Oct 30, 2025

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11 min read

Apple Watch Asthma Study Shows Wearables Work—But Not for Everyone

Inefficiency Insights #93

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

When Patients Can't Afford Life-Saving Medications

Oct 23, 2025

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12 min read

When Patients Can't Afford Life-Saving Medications

Inefficiency Insights #92

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Why HCAHPS Surveys Fail: The Case for Real-Time Patient Feedback

Oct 9, 2025

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1 min read

Why HCAHPS Surveys Fail: The Case for Real-Time Patient Feedback

Inefficiency Insights #91

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

AI-Powered Discharge: Transforming Patient & PCP Handoffs

Oct 2, 2025

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12 min read

AI-Powered Discharge: Transforming Patient & PCP Handoffs

Inefficiency Insights #90

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Eliminating Unnecessary Pre-Op Visits: Kaiser’s Digital Surgery Pathway

Sep 18, 2025

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1 min read

Eliminating Unnecessary Pre-Op Visits: Kaiser’s Digital Surgery Pathway

Inefficiency Insights #89

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Digital Nudges in Primary Care: Closing Preventive Care Gaps

Sep 11, 2025

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1 min read

Digital Nudges in Primary Care: Closing Preventive Care Gaps

Inefficiency Insights #88

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

What My Cat’s Death Taught Me About End-of-Life Care

Sep 4, 2025

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1 min read

What My Cat’s Death Taught Me About End-of-Life Care

Inefficiency Insights #87

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Dynamic Scheduling: Reducing No-Shows and Wait Times

Aug 14, 2025

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1 min read

Dynamic Scheduling: Reducing No-Shows and Wait Times

Inefficiency Insights #86

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Medicine

How Respiratory Therapist Home Visits Reduce COPD Readmissions and Costs

Aug 7, 2025

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1 min read

How Respiratory Therapist Home Visits Reduce COPD Readmissions and Costs

Inefficiency Insights #85

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Why Getting Paid in Healthcare Is So Inefficient

Jul 24, 2025

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12 min read

Why Getting Paid in Healthcare Is So Inefficient

Inefficiency Insights #84

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

NYC Ambulance Rule Backfires: More Transfers, Less Continuity

Jul 10, 2025

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1 min read

NYC Ambulance Rule Backfires: More Transfers, Less Continuity

Inefficiency Insights #83

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Medicine

Why Pulmonary Rehab Is the Most Underused COPD Treatment

Jul 3, 2025

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1 min read

Why Pulmonary Rehab Is the Most Underused COPD Treatment

Inefficiency Insights #82

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Jun 26, 2025

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1 min read

Complexity is Profitable

Inefficiency Insights #81

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

How AI Can Help Doctors Manage Complex Patients Faster (Rerun)

Jun 12, 2025

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9 min read

How AI Can Help Doctors Manage Complex Patients Faster (Rerun)

Inefficiency Insights #74 (rerun)

Jared Dashevsky, MD

Inefficiency Insights

Why Most AI Tools Miss the Real Workflow

Why One-Third of Lung Cancer Screening Patients Don't Get Proper Follow-Up

Why Faxing Still Breaks Care Coordination (and How Penn Automated It)

Doctronic’s AI Refill Pilot in Utah: The Promise, the Edge Cases, and Who’s Liable

The Inefficiency of Gift Giving: Why We Get It Wrong (and How Elves Would Fix It)

Is There Such a Thing as Being 'Too Efficient'? The Tension Between Efficiency and Effectiveness in Medicine

How a Hospital Reduced Length of Stay by 41% in 18 Months

The Inefficiency of Thanksgiving Turkey

Why Physicians Spend Hours Pre-Charting—and How Navina Solves It

Why Most AI in Healthcare Treats Symptoms, Not Root Causes

Why Your Doctor Can't Tell You If Insurance Will Cover It

Apple Watch Asthma Study Shows Wearables Work—But Not for Everyone

When Patients Can't Afford Life-Saving Medications

Why HCAHPS Surveys Fail: The Case for Real-Time Patient Feedback

AI-Powered Discharge: Transforming Patient & PCP Handoffs

Eliminating Unnecessary Pre-Op Visits: Kaiser’s Digital Surgery Pathway

Digital Nudges in Primary Care: Closing Preventive Care Gaps

What My Cat’s Death Taught Me About End-of-Life Care

Dynamic Scheduling: Reducing No-Shows and Wait Times

How Respiratory Therapist Home Visits Reduce COPD Readmissions and Costs

Why Getting Paid in Healthcare Is So Inefficient

NYC Ambulance Rule Backfires: More Transfers, Less Continuity

Why Pulmonary Rehab Is the Most Underused COPD Treatment

Complexity is Profitable

How AI Can Help Doctors Manage Complex Patients Faster (Rerun)

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