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 | Aug 28, 2017 | The Future of Administration
Two weeks ago I was in New England, enjoying the beautiful summer and working with a large System in Maine. In a way, this is homecoming for me as I grew up in Rhode Island. One of my favorite childhood memories was taking a field trip to Plymouth, Massachusetts,...
by Steve Berkowitz | Aug 14, 2017 | Health care reform, The Future of Administration
We all recall the play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare where the new emperor is warned by a soothsayer to “Beware the Ides of March”. Whether that occurred or not is historical debate, but we all know the outcome: Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the...
by Steve Berkowitz | Aug 7, 2017 | Health care reform, The Future of Administration
Every day that passes without some form of health care reform legislation makes me more and more frustrated and frankly angry. I completely understand the complexity of health care as an industry, but why is Congress so paralyzed to do anything? I think we would be...
by Steve Berkowitz | Jul 17, 2017 | General
Being an expert means having an airplane ticket and a set of PowerPoint slides…. …But does it last? Several years ago, I had an arrangement with another health system Chief Medical Officer that we would give a presentation at each other’s annual medical staff...
