Physician Leadership and Teams: How Do You Get Buy-In?
I was asked to join Dr. Michael Consuelos (Senior Vice-President at HAP) and Dr. Eric Dobkin (Chief Quality Officer at Crozer-Keystone Health System) to make a few comments about physician …
How Do You Judge a ‘Good’ Hospital?
“Dad, what hospitals are good?” Working for the Pennsylvania Medical Society, traveling to many hospitals, and speaking to physicians across the state, I was flummoxed when my son, a surgeon …
The Unintended Consequences of Today’s Health Delivery Model
Efforts in the name of efficiency and cost reduction have unintended consequences. When I was in practice, I admitted, or at least followed, all my patients in the hospital. There …
Health Information Exchange-a 21st Century Upgrade Opinion
Not long ago, I injured my knee and discovered something else in the process: a severe sprain in the medical information system. Here’s the story: The emergency room took X-rays and …