In What goes around Kevin Cullen tells the story of Beth Israel Deaconess holding internal town meetings, and coming up with a way not to fire or outsource housekeepers and other low wage earners. Higher paid staff decided to forego … [Read more...]
A friendly, — if pointed — question for Paul Levy
With Sen. Prez Murray's health care cost agenda coming up on the near horizon, John McDonough directs our attention to Shannon Brownlee's widely praised book "Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer." I … [Read more...]
Hospital mortality: What we don’t know
True to pattern, Paul Levy of Beth Israel Deaconess thinks it's a good idea for hospitals to make their HSMR scores public, and wonders why insurers don't require that. He frames it as a matter of keeping good faith with the … [Read more...]
Doctors vs. Health
Beth Israel CEO Paul Levy expresses amazement at this, as do I: Some doctors' groups want their umbrella organization to challenge the existence of retail clinics at places like pharmacies:"The American Medical Association should call for a … [Read more...]
In the weeds: Major backbloggage!
I spent a fabulous week visiting family in beautiful and caffeinated Portland OR, so I'm a little behind. But this is what's been rattling around my brain ...Beth Israel Deaconess CEO Paul Levy says he's hearing grumbling in some health … [Read more...]
“Running a hospital” blog
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 … [Read more...]