by Steve Berkowitz | Jan 18, 2016 | Physician Leadership, The Future of Administration
Last week I discussed the “true cost of health care”. Today I’m going to discuss another overlooked potential “cost” to your organization: meetings. Meetings, meetings, meetings! One of the biggest frustrations for physicians going into...
by Steve Berkowitz | Jan 11, 2016 | Health care reform, Transparency
“Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not?”? George Bernard Shaw Health care costs are out of control. Health care will soon comprise 20% of the GNP and although there have been some signs of...
by Steve Berkowitz | Jan 6, 2016 | Pain Management, Pharma, Uncategorized
An Unrecognized Cause of Medication Errors Out-Patient generic drug vendor substitutions I went to refill my medication this week and my pharmacist informed me that my usual medication is now being purchased through a new vendor. What last month was an orange pill now...
by Steve Berkowitz | Dec 29, 2015 | General, Physician Leadership, The Future of Administration
Just before Christmas I was talking with a CMO who’s hospital had recently been remodeled and his office was relocating next to the medical staff office and physicians’ lounge. This was done in part so that he could be in closer proximity to the physicians...
by Steve Berkowitz | Dec 7, 2015 | General, Physician Leadership, The Future of Administration, Uncategorized
I was speaking to a CMO the other day who informed me of the following issue that occurred in the hospital: A nurse practitioner had just received his Doctorate in Nursing and wanted patients and staff from now on to refer to him as “Doctor”. Several of...
