Category Archives: Clinical
Will Health Care Reform Survive Debt Ceiling Legislation?
This article first appeared on Becker’s Hospital Review. Contrary to media headlines closely monitoring the lower- and mid-level federal courts as they opine on the individual insurance mandate, the United States Judiciary Branch may have little impact on the future of … Continue reading
Preparation Does Not Guarantee Perfection
This article first appeared on California Healthcare News. California has always found its way into the public spotlight, and 1975 was no exception. That is the year in which Jerry Brown became the state’s 34th governor, Nolan Ryan started the season … Continue reading
Looking Back to Move Ahead: Leading Hospitals Through Fast-Paced Change (Becker’s Hospital Review)
The article was first published August 26, 2011 on Becker’s Hospital Review (written by Molly Gamble). Healthcare executives might remember time moving a bit more slowly before March 23, 2010. That was the day President Obama penned his signature, supposedly letter … Continue reading
Will Health Care Reform Survive Its Sophomore Term?
This article first appeared in the Daily Journal on August 17, 2011. When President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) last year, he effectively gave the United States a map to describe the route of … Continue reading
No Choice But To Care: What Happens When a Hospital Can’t Shut Its Doors?
This article was first published on Becker’s Hospital Review. Well into its second year, President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act continues to exhibit a series of growing pains as it struggles to flex its muscles and mature. As with … Continue reading
Big Changes Ahead: Medicare IPPS 2012 and What It Means for Hospitals (Becker’s Hospital Review)
The following article first appeared at Becker’s Hospital Review on July 29, 2011. Medicare and hospitals go hand in hand. Hospital payments account for the greatest share of the federal program’s spending, and Medicare is the largest payor for hospital … Continue reading
Lost Hospital: Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital, Glen Gardner, New Jersey
New Jersey opened its only state owned and operated sanatorium – Glen Gardner – in 1907. The facility was described at the time as “largely educational in character, which would give a practical demonstration of up-to-date methods of treating. . … Continue reading
Lost Hospital: Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital, Glen Gardner, New Jersey
New Jersey opened its only state owned and operated sanatorium – Glen Gardner – in 1907. The facility was described at the time as “largely educational in character, which would give a practical demonstration of up-to-date methods of treating. . … Continue reading → Continue reading
The Controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board Takes Shape
This month the fifteen members of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) will convene for the purpose of making recommendations to reduce Medicare expenses, provided Medicare’s spending exceeds a predetermined limit. Before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), … Continue reading
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Targets Wrong Site Surgery
Last week the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare released detailed solutions for health care providers in reducing the risk of wrong site surgery. By using certain methods such as Lean Six Sigma (originally a set of practices designed to eliminate defects in … Continue reading
