Monday, July 28, 2014

In memoriam: Marc Roberts

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Sometimes unexpected news takes your breath away, and this was one such instance.  I just learned that Marc Roberts died this past weeken...

How to make sure no one will report the next time

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From a Washington Post report on the CDC anthrax problem: Farrell had been reassigned following the June incident, and his future at t...
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This one won't be on the daVinci website

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The Baltimore Sun reports on a study: Using robotic techniques to remove a cancerous bladder doesn't reduce the risk of complicatio...
Sunday, July 27, 2014

We must dream just right

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A nugget from Gene Lindsey: The tension arises from the image of the perfect being balanced against what it is practically possible to...

MDs in Missouri say, "Show me."

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Here's a fascinating story in Governing about Missouri's approach to alleviating a physician shortage in rural areas.  (Thanks to ...
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Ties that bind

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Martha Bebinger over at Commonhealth gets it quite right when she describes recent comments submitted to the Trial Court about the AG-Partn...
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Friday, July 25, 2014

MIT SDM Conference on Systems Thinking

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Systems Thinking for Emerging, Evolving, and Established Leaders October 8, 2014 , at MIT MIT SDM Conference on Systems Thinking fo...

Why America is a great country

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I was at a restaurant and tore off the paper napkin ring.  To my amazement, I saw that it was patented, number 6644498 to be exact. ...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Continuum of Care on WIHI

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Madge Kaplan writes: The next WIHI broadcast —  From Prehospital to In-Hospital: The Continuum for Time-Sensitive Care   — will take p...

Time for HOPE Award nominations

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Recognize someone who is doing great work! Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 MITSS HOPE Award .  This prestigious award ...

Not at the beach

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We have to award the best quote of the season to the Boston Globe's Shirley Leung: You don’t have to go to the beach to look for fl...
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Robots invade the rest of the world

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There's a lot of good news in this story by Jaimy Lee at Modern Healthcare , but there is also a warning.  The good: Intuitive Surgi...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

A sign of the times

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There's a good article by Paul Demko at Modern Healthcare about narrow networks, "Providers, insurers grapple with narrow-networ...
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Monday, July 21, 2014

Coaching through failure

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I hope you enjoy my latest submission at the athenahealth Health Leadership Forum. And please be sure to read Jim Conway's commentar...

Barry opines on the AG-Partners deal

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Barry Carol often offers thoughtful comments on this blog about health care issues in general and about Massachusetts in particular (even t...