tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post7420772833131613819..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Thanks to Jackson MemorialPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-16943133803694737892009-03-13T22:40:00.000-04:002009-03-13T22:40:00.000-04:00Thanks, but I think elective office is for others ...Thanks, but I think elective office is for others more attuned to that way of life!<BR/><BR/>I don't really want to spend time on Madoff, but, no, that has nothing to do with the budget issues at our place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-33444302168276498942009-03-13T20:10:00.000-04:002009-03-13T20:10:00.000-04:00After you fix the mess at BIDMC, please run for go...After you fix the mess at BIDMC, please run for governor, and then president. You might never get elected though, you're too honest. Out of curiosity, and if appropriate, I was wondering if you might write a blog post about how and if the Madoff scandal has effected BIDMC & the Boston hospitals - I hear Carl Shapiro took quite a hit from it, and that in turn has taken a direct hit on the hospital. In that the hospital is 50% decendent from the Jewish community, which was targeted by Madoff, I would imagine a lot of philanthropists who donate to BIDMC were involved in this, and I wonder if it's related to the state of the budget at BIDMC? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-9333186337353677052009-03-13T12:08:00.000-04:002009-03-13T12:08:00.000-04:00Like one of the other recent commentators I do not...Like one of the other recent commentators I do not live in Mass.. I am a volunteer at a hospital in Michigan. I also see that interface between patients and those pushing patients' wheelchairs or delivering meals etc. As a volunteer it is compensation for us to see patients' spirits raised by a kind word or a joke. I hope that your methods of acknowledging the need to keep as many of those kind "caregivers" employed are also used by other Med. Ctr. CEO's. Thank you for caring....RB e-mail rbmagic09@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-41821669287957812212009-03-13T07:27:00.000-04:002009-03-13T07:27:00.000-04:00This comment isn't related to your most recent blo...This comment isn't related to your most recent blog post but I didn't see another way to contact you. I just read on boston.com about your idea for helping hospital employees avoid layoffs and the response to it and I just had to write to you and say that I think you're amazing. Honestly, truly, amazing. This country needs more out of the box thinkers like yourself. I'm not an employee at BI, nor do I even live in Massachusetts. But like so many other people, I was laid off from my job two weeks ago and my husband and I are struggling to figure things out. The story about you and about BI warmed my heart and made me feel that there's still good in the world and hope to be had. Thank you, thank you, for being such an inspiring person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-49820847439490836762009-03-13T00:03:00.000-04:002009-03-13T00:03:00.000-04:00Paul: Your refreshing approach to transparency ha...Paul: Your refreshing approach to transparency has been evident for some time. What are your thoughts on transparency to patients in terms of assessing the value of their healthcare (i.e., transparency of quality and of costs)? Elizabeth Tisberg argues that allowing patients to judge this value and vote with their feet is sorely lacking in healthcare. Shouldn't healthcare organizations take ownership of disseminating this (as opposed to oversight agencies gathering information on at least the former)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com