Reining in Avoidable Readmissions
I've been having the readmissions pull-out from H&HN Magazine on my desk…
Hospitals not Leveraging Facebook
US hospitals are not leveraging Facebook to engage patients, improve brand recognition,…
Economist Highlights the Home Birth Debate
The latest issue of the Economist highlights the debate about home births…
Why Are Good Hospitals Good?
Do high volume providers get better results because they perform procedures more…
Antibiotic Resistant Superbug Appears in California Hospitals
Fatality rates show worse than MRSA, but it tends to strike more…
Hospital in Japan Struggling To Care for Patients
Fish are still swimming in the flooded basement and there’s only 2…
Getting Nurse Staffing Right Is Critical
When I was the CEO of a large academic hospital we were…
Increasing Hospital Risks
There are a couple of increasing risks for hospital worthy of some…
How Patient Satisfaction Surveys Really Help
Physicians are understandably skeptical about the validity and usefulness of patient satisfaction…