tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post2165136839456320067..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Baltimore time is Pepsi timePaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-90609171222450509852011-12-19T10:55:19.198-05:002011-12-19T10:55:19.198-05:00Similar to the Lowe's/Cleveland Clinic deal: h...Similar to the Lowe's/Cleveland Clinic deal: http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2010/03/lowes-cleveland_clinic_deal_co.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-86227652860315001542011-12-17T08:53:32.760-05:002011-12-17T08:53:32.760-05:00In my book it is hard to find university-based hea...In my book it is hard to find university-based health centers that should be chosen for this kind of program.<br /><br />However, kudos to Pepsi for their effort. True reform will only happen when more and more private self-insured employers do what Pepsi did. Many employers are doing the same thing now but doing it very quietly. <br /><br />Employers can detect high rates of excessive testing and inappropriate surgery by examining claim data. Leapfrog data helps show which hospitals have lowest infection rates, etc. Employers are using those kinds of data to choose where to send patients and where to move them from.Tom Emerickhttp://crackinghealthcosts.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-16329485595179844692011-12-16T05:33:37.706-05:002011-12-16T05:33:37.706-05:00Considering that the U. of Maryland Medical Center...Considering that the U. of Maryland Medical Center, one of Leapfrog's 65 best hospitals, is right in the same town; one must really ask what criteria Pepsi DID use for its decision.<br />Caveat of course; Leapfrog participation is voluntary, and who knows whether their quality measurements correlate to outcomes. But perhaps that's another point as Paul mentions - there are no easily accessible, meaningful data for Pepsi to use in making this comparison. That alone is a big problem.<br /><br />nonlocalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com