by Steve Berkowitz | May 26, 2015 | General, Physician Leadership
Very early on in my career I was taught that there is both a science of medicine and an art of medicine. The science of medicine is relatively straight forward. It involves the ability to do a comprehensive history and physical exam, develop a differential diagnosis,...
by Steve Berkowitz | May 18, 2015 | Pain Management, Q&A, The Future of Administration
Accountable Care Units in Hospitals A concept to increase performance and efficiency During the course of my career one of the things that I had to give up was inpatient care. But in the mid-eighties, I was a hospitalist before we even had that name. I remember...
by Steve Berkowitz | May 11, 2015 | Current Events, General, Health care reform, Physician Leadership, The Future of Administration
Physician Splitting between Hospitals…. Hedge or good business? I was visiting with a hospital CEO in Alabama last week and we were talking about the apparent large volume of independent physicians that admit to both his hospital and to the competing facility....
by Steve Berkowitz | Apr 13, 2015 | Q&A
(EHAC) Early Heart Attack Care- The power of an idea whose time has come For the past four years I have had the privilege of sitting on the Board of the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. A major goal of this organization is to certify hospitals nationally and...
by Steve Berkowitz | Apr 8, 2015 | General, Physician Leadership, The Future of Administration
Toward a safer Emergency Department Environment It’s About Time Our hospital Emergency Departments are busier and more chaotic than ever, and that trend will only continue. In addition to the rise in medical patients, as mental health funding continues to be...
