tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post249874058120978109..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: The board has to be on boardPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-5074018890110772392015-08-05T08:26:19.158-04:002015-08-05T08:26:19.158-04:00As hospitals continue to consolidate into larger s...As hospitals continue to consolidate into larger systems and control more of the continuum of care, it seems that more and more board members should be chosen for the skill sets from both the medical field and from other fields that can contribute to the management and oversight of the hospital system including improving both care quality and patient safety. Social prominence and the ability to contribute money to the hospital or help raise funds from others should count for less in the future. Indeed, strong support for quality improvement and patient safety should probably be prerequisites for future board members.<br /><br />From a patient’s perspective, it would also be useful if hospitals and doctors could develop metrics to help us assess quality and safety vs. peers. In terms of pricing, restaurant listings often show relative cost as one, two, three or four dollar signs with four dollar signs being the most expensive. If providers could tell us whether their fees are in the first, second, third or fourth quartile, that would also be helpful whether or not they’re in our insurer’s network. <br />Barry Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-25919789191861514172015-08-04T18:56:20.267-04:002015-08-04T18:56:20.267-04:00The IHI has run a course for years called "Ge...The IHI has run a course for years called "Getting your Board on Board" or something similar. They know that quality has to be driven from the top down. Interestingly, they have data, I believe, that shows improved financial performance when quality is the first priority.Neville Sarkari MD, FACPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096155690678788954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-64284687604872814592015-08-04T09:26:22.552-04:002015-08-04T09:26:22.552-04:00Good luck on that one. I have sent at least 2 mess...Good luck on that one. I have sent at least 2 messages to the Sentara board and risk management. They had to do with quality over the pages of suing people for money and lobbying efforts. Nothing. One of them they said they would read but never got back to me. If your motto is "improving health every day", where is the evidence in terms of working with, not lawyering against, harmed patients? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com