Mindfulness is the key to managing health care costs

We’re taught from an early age to be “mindful” in the choices we make in our daily lives. These choices include how we treat others and ourselves; in how we work and play, spend, and save. Mindfulness can be equated with personal accountability.

At an organizational level, most successful businesses operate from a mindful perspective. They make decisions based on best estimates of cost, risk, and reward, with accountability to their stakeholders, customers, and the public.

Mindfulness as…