tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post3505881401922002300..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: The waste patrol at work, all 6000+ of them!Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-45841186499540935922009-03-24T05:52:00.000-04:002009-03-24T05:52:00.000-04:00Come on over!Come on over!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-71087591275068234082009-03-24T01:40:00.000-04:002009-03-24T01:40:00.000-04:00Paul:For the past two weeks I have read about your...Paul:<BR/><BR/>For the past two weeks I have read about your innovative yet sensible approaches to problems (potential layoffs, calling-out program, waste patrol). I assume these are only the tip of the iceberg at your organization and that you have set the tone for a culture of openness, honesty, transparency, collegiality, and teamwork. <BR/><BR/>I am a seasoned surgeon at a 'normal' institution that, like most, struggles with issues such as respect, trust, and accountability. Your organization sounds like a brave new world that I (and I am sure others) would yearn to work at.<BR/><BR/>I am tempted to quit my job and talk you into allowing me to serve as a low-paid, entry level intern, working in your office to hone my leadership skills. We could use more organizational cultures in healthcare like the one you have developed; less obsessing about all that is wrong with healthcare, and instead blazing new trails to make it better, for patients and employees, bit by bit.<BR/><BR/>Got an extra desk and PC? No chair or fancy office needed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-7277052391746871642009-03-22T00:39:00.000-04:002009-03-22T00:39:00.000-04:00I really like your blog, and really, really like t...I really like your blog, and really, really like this post. What a great way to provide feedback to people on the frontline!<BR/><BR/>I blog about improving reliability in healthcare systems over at http://florencedotcom.blogspot.com/. Closing the loop on good questions like the one Mary asked must boost the reports your team gets. Great program, thanks for making it visible to others!<BR/><BR/>BarbBarbara Olson, MS, RN, FISMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580039684980409341noreply@blogger.com