Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Caring = f(Σ4.5seconds x constant)

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Dr. Susan Shaw, a critical care doctor in Saskatoon, decided to conduct a clinical trial.  For this one, though, she used the Lean PDSA cyc...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Oncology wiki

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Again demonstrating the versatility of social media, BIDMC oncology fellow Peter Yang created a wiki to share clinical knowledge about his ...
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Is this enforceable?

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We have all received emails from consulting firms and law firms with the following type of message printed at the bottom: This messag...

If it is a tax, call it a tax

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Turning back now to the dueling health care bills pending in the state legislature here in Massachusetts, there is one thing on which the...
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Monday, May 14, 2012

Whose judgment do you trust?

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I think it is a shame that editorial writers don't identify themselves in the major newspapers.  If they did, we could address questio...
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What do we get for our money?

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Is there a useful way to compare what it costs to be served by different hospitals?  Well, the Medicare agency (CMS) is trying to do tha...
Sunday, May 13, 2012

Ask: What's the business case and the clinical case?

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I was engaged in consulting in the environmental field in the 1990s, and there was a land rush level of interest in producing new smo...
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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Shepherding good radio

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I love good radio, and I was reminded the other day of a series entitled 11 Central Ave produced by Susan Shepherd a few years ago.  It wa...

Focused on results and not recognition

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Corbin Klett is a recent graduate of Georgia Tech.  He gave this commencement speech , which I highly recommend.  Some excerpts: We w...
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Health Affairs Documents Market Power

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As they consider current bills , Massachusetts legislators might want to get a copy of this article from Health Affairs . The Growing Pow...
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Friday, May 11, 2012

Not "routine" any more

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Here is a note from the Director of Preoperative Evaluation of the MA Eye and Ear Infirmary that is indicative of some of the thoughtful w...
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Can we learn from the auto industry?

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System Approach to Prevent Safety and Quality Problems in Modern Automobiles MIT SDM Systems Thinking Webinar Series Qi Van Eikem...
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Having Your Own Say

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I am struck by how much innovation in the health care field in the United States comes from the heartland, rather than from the coasts. ...
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Vying bills in the MA Legislature

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All eyes in Massachusetts are on the dueling bills produced by the House of Representatives and the Senate with regard to health care cost ...

Saskatchewan sets out to redesign primary care

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I remain exceptionally impressed with the Province of Saskatchewan in Canada.  The government and health care leaders continue to take step...

Heavy thoughts

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A weighty kerfluffle arose and then quickly disappeared in Victoria, Texas. As reported in Becker's Hospital Review , Citizens Medic...
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Return to Fair Oaks

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Long-time readers of this blog will be pleased to see this update of a post from three years ago , in which I posted a picture of a young...

They are still building the Pyramids

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This story in the Washington Post about the new addition to Johns Hopkins Hospital leaves me with an unpleasant feeling.  While I enjoy...
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Monday, May 07, 2012

Why publishers are being disintermediated

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Here are two recent stories that help demonstrate why traditional publishers are being left behind and left out. A few weeks ago, the man...
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The Great Experiment

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If you read only one book about state and federal health care policy, it should be The Great Experiment: The States, the Feds and Your Heal...
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