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Just to highlight something that’s been mentioned here, and in Joan Venocchi’s column the other day… Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has a blog, which brings an interesting perspective to issues of health care and beyond.

As valuable as Levy’s perspective is, we could stand to hear more from folks at the ground level. I’d like to see more blogs by doctors, nurses and most especially, patients — banged out in their spare time, of course. (Hoo ha.) Hey Ann, how about it? How about a group blog by nurses: Blue Nurse Group? Now that would be a great way for those folks to keep their voices in the daily macro- and micro-developments in MA’s health care scene.

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    • There is an incredible nurse-run blog here in MA called Seachange Bulletin that covers state, national, and even international health care issues at times.  It’s full of cutting edge info that highlights many of the ongoing efforts at the forefront of pushing for fundamental health system reform.  Seachange is used mostly as an info source more than an interactive blog, just as the much more mainstream/accepting the status quo Health Care For All MA blog is mostly used as an info source.

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      Seachange is a really valuable resource well worth checking out.

      • Ann, you know what I really want? I know you don’t have time, but I want you to get a few colleagues and do what you do here. Make it personal, tell your stories, give your reaction to the new health care policy developments, bringing your personal experience to bear as a health care provider, someone in the trenches. And if you can’t do it, get someone else to do it.

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        I love HCFA’s blog and cite it all the time, but there’s nothing like personal passion and experience to fuel a blog and to get into people’s heads — and perhaps even into the media.

  2. I spent 13 hours at Beth Israel yesterday.  I’m exhausted to think about it, much less write about it. A family member had surgery and all I have to say is…thank god for the good people at Beth Israel.

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    That’s my contribution to this thread.

  3. and it’s not Halamka.  wow!

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    I like Levy’s blog.  Bright guy and it’s good to see that he puts himself out there.  Good stuff, even the latest topic about clinical pathways.  My background is health care information systems and a part of what were not talking about with the proposed Commonwealth Care is lowering costs through cost-effective treatment.  There were a few comment on another post about improved health status through preventative medicine. It’s needed!!

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    Levy just put a great example out there with the clinical pathway information.  They took a difficult operation and created a plan that provided better care and reduced cost,  there are hundreds of these scenarios out there.  Get these treatment plans as required reimbursement scenarios.

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    Also all states require a state submission of inpatient (and in most states outpatient services) for statistical reporting.  Hospitals in turn can then get this case mix data for analysis.  This data is useful as well in reviewing what are frequent treatment for people who use the uncompensated care pool, etc.  How can we structure out health care system more effectively treat patients.

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    A couple of my daily blog reads:

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    The Health Care Blog by Matthew Holt

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    HIStalk for the techies

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