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 | May 5, 2017 | General
Speaking at a conference in Orlando today I was asked a question: “How does health care reform effect the average physician?”. As I travel around the country with my speaking and consulting engagements, I often hear the term “average physician”. For example, does...
by Steve Berkowitz | Apr 24, 2017 | Health care reform
A great cause that needs to go further We have seen a great deal of progress in getting the patient more involved with his/her health through the process of health literacy. As defined by HHS almost ten years ago, health literacy is “the degree to which individuals...
by Steve Berkowitz | Apr 7, 2017 | Physician Leadership
The obligation to advocate the medical staff consensus Over the years in my chief medical officer advisory program, I have frequently encountered a participant getting caught in one of the most insidious traps that a physician executive can encounter… the obligation...
by Steve Berkowitz | Mar 31, 2017 | Health care reform
It has been frustrating to say the least, to watch the political process unfold regarding health care reform. What was once an “immediate repeal and replace” mandate as campaigned by most Republicans has now disintegrated into multiple diverse factions, and these...
