Friday, September 3rd, 2010
By Jennifer Mitchell
Editor, Action for Better Healthcare
El Camino Hospital in California is one of the first “smart hospitals” in the country. From patient beds that communicate with doctors in 22 foreign languages to palm scans and robots that roam the hospital delivering medicine and supplies, technology is helping with efficiency and patient care.
El Camino was [...]
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
By Ed Howe
Former President and CEO, Aurora Health Care
Aligning Forces for Quality is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s signature effort to lift the overall quality of healthcare in targeted communities. The goal is to reduce racial and ethnic disparities and to provide models for national reform.
Dr. John Lumpkin, M.D., M.P.H., the Senior Vice President and [...]
Monday, August 9th, 2010
By Kester Freeman
Former CEO, Palmetto Health
Healthcare reform will bring about major changes, and there are several critical areas that will require immediate attention from hospital executives. A recent article on the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) website discusses this topic in detail. I think it is important to share some of these details with you [...]
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
By Ed Howe
Former President and CEO, Aurora Health Care
We have talked a lot in recent months about the need to reign in healthcare costs in this country. Now, I want to help point out some examples of hospitals that are making progress at bending the cost curve. I think others may be able to gain [...]
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
By Mike Stephens
Former CEO, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Well-known doctor and author Atul Gawande has written an important article in this month’s The New Yorker entitled “Letting Go.” It raises important issues regarding end-of-life care and decisions patients and their caregivers should think but that too often get overlooked.
I admire Dr. Gawande’s honesty and courage in writing [...]
