Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
By Kester Freeman
Retired CEO, Palmetto Health
Despite what some people say, veterans hospitals are not all bad. In fact, as an article in The Wall Street Journal today points out, when it comes to going digital, veterans hospitals lead the way.
The system serves more than 7 million patients at 153 hospitals and 765 outpatient [...]
Monday, January 26th, 2009
Electronic health records (EHRs) and healthcare IT spending have received quite a bit of press recently. In one week we have seen:
The House Ways and Means Committee called for $20 billion in spending to encourage the adoption of health information technology, including payments of up to $65,000 to physicians who demonstrate that they are effectively [...]
Friday, October 10th, 2008
by Ed Howe
How could so many smart people be part of the subprime mortgage crisis that has hit this country — and now the world? That is the question we’ve all asked during the financial sector meltdown. Will people soon ask the same question about those in the healthcare sector?
First, how will the economic downturn [...]
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
by Don Ammon
It takes a great leap of faith for a non-profit hospital system to make very significant capital investment decisions without the promise of outside reimbursement from government or other third-party payers.
In the case of Adventist Health, headquartered in Roseville, California, and operating healthcare facilities throughout California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, the decision was [...]
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
In the past I have wondered why it takes so long for innovation to be put into practice in medicine. I suspect that the rigid culture common in American medical education is a root cause: “First, do no harm.” “Treat one, teach one”.
New knowledge is put to a much higher standard than usual and common [...]
