Friday, February 29, 2008

Googling around

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Please read John Halamka's latest postin g about the personal health record service to be offered by Google . As he notes, BIDMC will ...
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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Volunteers (and others) rule!

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The outpatient oncology clinic is a busy place in our hospital. In addition to the trained medical staff, there are a large number of volun...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Newsflash! NYU degrees devalued.

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Boston-based parents of children graduating from NYU are reported to be asking for refunds in light of this news report .
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Paintings in Lincoln

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A break from hospitals and health care to turn to the finer things in life. One of my favorite local artists, Ilana Manolson , is having a ...

Costs, costs, costs

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As always, a thoughtful piece by Steve Bailey in today's Boston Globe, this one quoting Regina Herzlinger from Harvard Business School....
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Grand Rounds is up at Scienceroll

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Grand Rounds is up at Berci Meskó's Scienceroll. The topic is the future of medicine. Please check it out .

Greetings!

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Several months ago, we hired some new people and reassigned some other folks to become "greeters" at the various entries to our ho...
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Monday, February 25, 2008

How things don't get fixed

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So, as we start to implement BIDMC SPIRIT , here is a classic tale of a complaint and a solution that doesn't solve the root cause probl...
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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Return visit with a surprise lesson

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A note from a friend with a helpful story, which she said I could pass along here. She previously had radiation treatment for breast cancer...
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Saturday, February 23, 2008

The SPIRIT lives on

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Here are several more comments from people being trained as part of BIDMC SPIRIT , our program to enhance the workplace for our staff. I ho...
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Friday, February 22, 2008

Public? Private? Either? Both?

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A concluding chapter about health issues in the UK. Arriving at Heathrow Airport on Sunday, I saw the following advert whilst waiting in the...
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Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Mutating Playbook

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Several recent events reminded me of a subtle change in the tactics being used by the SEIU in its corporate campaign against BIDMC. You may...
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London subway map

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From several speeches given by Lord Darzi, demonstrating inequalities in the effectiveness of the public health system within London. I th...
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A natural!

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The letter above is from the daughter of one of our fundraising folks to her mom. I don't know if you agree, but it appears to me than ...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

The old and the new

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What I really love about the United Kingdom is how it holds on to the past while also pursuing the latest trends. An illustration of the fo...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

An open letter across the sea

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Dear friends, As many of you know, I am a relative neophyte in the health care world, taking this CEO position just six years ago. Since th...
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#3 in the world

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More to come on my visit to the UK later, but for now the following observation: With about 1.4 million employees, the National Health Serv...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Good morning, London!

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Actually, it is still Sunday night, but I am writing this to ensure an early morning greeting to my friends and colleagues in London in anti...
Saturday, February 16, 2008

Central MA nostalgia: Dubbleyokas

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A note from a very good friend in Worcester. You will either identify with it or not. Sorry if you don't. Do you remember when we were k...
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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Fundraising on Facebook

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The chart above is from an article on CrunchBase about Facebook, showing the growth in subscribers since the service was opened up to the w...
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