“If I were given eight hours to chop down a tree, I would use six hours to sharpen my axe.”  – Abraham Lincoln

HCA, which is the largest hospital operator in the US, is no stranger to buyouts. It struck one in the late 1980s and another in 2006. So far, the strategy has generated huge returns for investors. And on March 10th Read More

The world of healthcare is changing at a fast pace.  The 21st century patient demands quality, compassionate care.  It’s a different world than it was 15 – 20 years ago and healthcare organizations must adopt to stay competitive.

Below is the introduction to an article from Medscape Business of Medicine. In many malpractice lawsuits the patient claims they were not informed of potential negative outcomes. This goes beyond major procedures. Not obtaining informed consent from patients can oftentimes Read More

Superbowl week.  My team’s not in it, but I still follow it pretty close because I just like football.  Something interesting I ran across is the number of men on both the Packers and the Steelers that weigh over 300 Read More

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as the legislative body’s new Republican majority promised.  Every single Republican voted in favor of the bill, which followed hours of debate.  The final Read More

Interesting article I read this past week on Medscape from WebMD titled “’Some Worms Are Best Left in the Can’ — Should You Hide Medical Errors?”  They posed four questions in Medscape’s ethics survey related to this topic. 

Recent reports have come out that state “even though Congress approved a zero percent update for Medicare physician fees in 2011, the CMS calculation for the 2011 conversion factor represents a 7.8554 percent cut.”  Those reports are somewhat misleading if Read More

Asking patients about specific aspects of their care experience rather than their overall level of satisfaction is a more accurate way to compare the quality of medical practices and individual physicians, according to a study published recently in the BMJ.

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