tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post116191520307429346..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: CareGroup -- Part 2Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-1162183699915230692006-10-29T23:48:00.000-05:002006-10-29T23:48:00.000-05:00You have it exactly right, Dave.You have it exactly right, Dave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-1162070122156140372006-10-28T17:15:00.000-04:002006-10-28T17:15:00.000-04:00Patience, Fred: I can't give away the whole thing...Patience, Fred: I can't give away the whole thing in just two chapters! :))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-1161995236628884662006-10-27T20:27:00.000-04:002006-10-27T20:27:00.000-04:00Would like to hear more about the punchline. How w...Would like to hear more about the punchline. How was CareGroup able to turn things around?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-1161980759603457692006-10-27T16:25:00.000-04:002006-10-27T16:25:00.000-04:00CareGroup's members actually turned out a lot bett...CareGroup's members actually turned out a lot better, I think, than some other hospitals that got involved in the 1990's merger mania.<BR/>One of the worst examples was the Allegheny Health Education and Research Foundation (AHERF) in Pennsylvania, which ended up bankrupt, the second biggest bankruptcy of any type in the country at the time, and whose CEO wound up in the federal penitentiary.<BR/>What strikes me is how many management fads there have been in health care since it became more "business like" starting in the 1980s, and how some of them turned out, e.g., gate-keepers, capitation.<BR/>Let's see if P4P turns out any better. I have my doubtsRoy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-1161946148748129002006-10-27T06:49:00.000-04:002006-10-27T06:49:00.000-04:00Thanks, Alicia. And, I didn't give the punchline ...Thanks, Alicia. And, I didn't give the punchline of the story: All three hospitals in Caregroup are now doing very well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-1161922520763323512006-10-27T00:15:00.000-04:002006-10-27T00:15:00.000-04:00This is very insightful-I want to work in a hospit...This is very insightful-I want to work in a hospital in a few years since I have two more years of school becoming a Pharm D, but it is good to look at another professional's perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com