Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Israel visit -- Part 1

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I have been on a mission to Israel for several days with a number of Bostonian businesspeople, sponsored by the Combined Jewish Philanthropi...
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Healthy is . . . skating at Fenway

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About 120 BIDMC staff members got a chance to take to the ice rink last week at Fenway Park. The rink was constructed for the New Year’s D...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Uncivil behavior within the SEIU?

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A few weeks ago, I wrote of issues surrounding morality, power, and union organizing with respect to the SEIU. Now comes this fascinating ...
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Monday, January 11, 2010

Honoring Dr. King

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These are remarks delivered by our COO, Eric Buehrens, this past week at our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial celebration: It’s a ple...
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Saying sorry

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Natasha Singer writes this interesting article about apology in the health care world in today's New York Times . I'm quoted brief...
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Saturday, January 09, 2010

Transparency? Not here, please.

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Our friends at The Health Care Blog have posted a letter from the founder of C-SPAN to Speaker Pelosi asking for televised proceedings of t...
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Friday, January 08, 2010

Breast cancer meme on Facebook

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I was wandering through my Facebook friends and started to see status bars with colors -- "black", "white," "red....
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Lean Resolutions

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Pat Wardwell, COO of the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership suggests ten New Year's resolutions for Lean leaders. The summary: 1...
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Ten top celebrity health stories

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I have written before about a site called Celebrity Diagnosis. Devoted to "teachable moments in medicine," it is well written an...
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Thursday, January 07, 2010

J. Smith auction closes tonight

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The online auction to benefit the Joseph Smith Community Health Center closes at 8pm tonight. Get your bids in ! Having trouble reading thi...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Bean Counters -- Part 1

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I guess it is time to start a new series, on bean counters. I am fully aware of the need for fiscal responsibility on the part of health ca...
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Mastering the Senate

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As a student of politics and government, I love the US Senate. Really. Sure it can be incredibly frustrating, but to watch it in action is...
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Snow angels in the outfield

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Several of our folks provided first aid services at Fenway Park on New Year's Day for the NHL's Winter Classic hockey match between...

A new team assembles

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This is the first week for staff members from Atrius Health and BIDMC to work side by side in taking care of patients on our medical/surgica...

$340 million = Old School

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This article by Haya El Nasser in yesterday's USA Today presents a remarkable view of the old way of marketing and publicity. The Bur...
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Monday, January 04, 2010

“Somebody screwed up big time.’’

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The blame game is ubiquitous in Washington, DC. This quote and others floating around exemplify exactly the wrong approach to improving our...
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Friday, January 01, 2010

Online auction for J. Smith Community Health Center

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There's a new online auction to benefit the Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center. JMSCHC provides high-quality, comprehensive, cultu...
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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Medical wisdom

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A note from a friend: I asked my doctor today, during my annual physical, if I look fat. His response: "I’ve been married a very long ...
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Auction sneak preview

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A new online auction begins tomorrow to benefit the Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center. The auction will run from January 1 to January...

Engage with Grace hits the Top 10

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Health Leaders Media lists Engage with Grace as one of 10 phrases that became part of the health care lexicon in 2009. I'm sure our b...