by Steve Berkowitz | Aug 30, 2023 | General, Physician Leadership, Quality
Take the Opportunity for Education and Developing Respect I was talking to a hospital Chief Medical Officer (CMO) recently who related the following story: A patient on post-operative day 2 suddenly developed a brief seizure that was witnessed by the attending...
by Steve Berkowitz | Sep 11, 2017 | Quality, Uncategorized
And “Indicators for Indicators” Now that we are approaching the fall, many of us are looking forward to next year’s budget, strategic plan, and either updating or enhancing the quality dashboard. Additionally, this time of year, there are new Board members and...
by Steve Berkowitz | Jul 10, 2017 | Quality
Overall, hospitals have done very well in reducing complications related to inserted medical devices such as catheter-associated UTIs (CAUTI’s), central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI’s), and ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAP’s). After all, these...
by Steve Berkowitz | Feb 18, 2016 | Health care reform, Physician Leadership, Quality
It has long been known that incentives drive behavior. One of the biggest game changers in health care today is the sharp increase in consumer health care deductibles. This has been largely driven by health care costs increasing at a rate higher than can be...
by Steve Berkowitz | Dec 1, 2015 | Health care reform, Quality
Over a year ago, during the height of the Ebola scare, I blogged that the “bugs are still winning”. We made it through that one, and learned a great deal to make our hospitals safer in the process, but today I stand even stronger with what I said back...
by Steve Berkowitz | Sep 22, 2015 | General, Heart Disease, Quality
Last week I returned from a very insightful and stimulating Board meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. One of the things that I most love about this meeting of very accomplished physicians and health care leaders is that I always come away with some...
