Three tenets from Wharton’s EMBA Program propelled this alumnus to become a future-forward, positive leader for the health care industry. It was a medical staff meeting in 1993 that did it. Managed care had taken hold of the reimbursement system....

The adoption of health information technology (HIT) has become a national priority, but the majority of healthcare providers still have not made much progress toward that goal. While the significant HIT incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)...

How Jefferson’s Stephen Klasko Intends to Fix Our Screwed-Up Health-Care System The changing landscape of the American health-care system requires a fresh perspective and new ideas. A conversation with Philadelphia magazine’s John Marchese reveals thoughts for the future that include: technological...

Stephen Klasko hadn’t been running the Thomas Jefferson University empire for long before his thoughts turned to Sidney Kimmel. A Philadelphia native who became a billionaire in the fashion industry, Kimmel had given generously to Jefferson in the 1990s but...

TEDx speaker Dr. Stephen Klasko: The future of medicine and Jefferson 3.0 TEDx Philadelphia runs Friday at Temple University in front of a sold-out crowd. The theme is Philadelphia as the “New Workshop of the World.” This is one of...

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals is using telehealth in new and innovative ways to better connect with patients and their families. President and CEO Stephen Klasko describes the strategy in this video....

The Independence/Jefferson Health Hack brought together 250 healthcare professionals, patients, designers, artists, engineers, web developers and students over the weekend to create new ways to promote access and delivery to healthcare....

Dr. Klasko was recently interviewed by NBC 10 @Issue’s Keith Jones about Jefferson’s goal to reimagine healthcare....

Technical.ly Philly’s Mo Manklang recently attended Dr. Klasko’s Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange presentation, outlining her four key takeaways...

Through the ingenious use of combining science fiction with industry expertise, Stephen K. Klasko, a practicing physician, and Gregory P. Shea, Wharton faculty member and health-care consultant, pose this provocative question: What if a medical resident was abducted by aliens...