by Steve Berkowitz | Jul 9, 2014 | General, The Future of Administration, Transparency
I love working with Trustees. They are a very successful, dedicated group of individuals who devote a great deal of time and energy in service to their hospital. According to most bylaws, the Board is ultimately responsible for the quality of the institution. This...
by Steve Berkowitz | Jun 11, 2014 | General
Getting back to basics– Judgment trumps protocols I am an avid supporter of evidence-based medicine and speak often about how far we still have to go in our efforts to reduce clinical variance and adopt best practices. Implementing evidence-based protocols are...
by Steve Berkowitz | May 5, 2014 | General, Pain Management
I usually write about health care economics and reform. Today I want to talk about my clinical passion– pain management, especially in the post-operative setting. It truly amazes me that despite our advances in medical care, many patients still do not...
by Steve Berkowitz | Feb 26, 2014 | General, Health care reform
There is no doubt we can do a great deal more to improve the clinical practice of health care in the United States. We know that we have the most expensive health care system in the world, and yet we are not achieving the results we should– we rank far down the...
by Steve Berkowitz | Dec 9, 2013 | deductibles, General, Health care reform, Transparency, Uncategorized
Last month I reported in my blog that two big game changers for 2014 will be data transparency and the high health insurance deductibles. The more I am watching the consumer response to the ACA, Website and otherwise, the more I am starting to realize that the...
by Steve Berkowitz | Nov 26, 2013 | General, Health care reform, The Future of Administration
First of all, I am a strong believer in the power of the marketplace and consumer choice. The market has a huge influence in the ultimate financing, managing and delivery of health care in this country. Similarly, I think governmental involvement in health care is...
