Steve Berkowitz
Posted on September 26, 2023 by
Steve Berkowitz
Preventing Medical Errors: An SOS to Artificial Intelligence It has been almost 25 years since the shocking landmark study from the Institute of Medicine “To Err is Human” (1999). It stated that preventable errors were responsible for up to 100,000 deaths in the USA each year. It was mind-boggling to imagine how much harm our well-intended… Continue Reading >>
Steve Berkowitz
Posted on August 14, 2017 by
Steve Berkowitz
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 forum of Rome on the 15th of… Continue Reading >>
Steve Berkowitz
Posted on August 7, 2017 by
Steve Berkowitz
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 much better served with a few simple assumptions: Every… Continue Reading >>
Steve Berkowitz
Posted on April 24, 2017 by
Steve Berkowitz
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 have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand… Continue Reading >>
Steve Berkowitz
Posted on March 31, 2017 by
Steve Berkowitz
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 frustrations are reaching all time levels. Watching the news, I hear one embarrassing comment… Continue Reading >>
Steve Berkowitz
Posted on March 10, 2017 by
Steve Berkowitz
I wrote a blog last January talking about the Consensus Trap and how a seemingly sound and preferred interactional process could yield unexpected and detrimental results. As I stated, consensus is a political agreement. It is not necessarily based upon the evidentiary process or scientific facts. It is simply the result of a group of… Continue Reading >>
Steve Berkowitz
Posted on March 6, 2017 by
Steve Berkowitz
I wrote this blog after some deep thought about President Trump’s speech, the future implications, and where we are going in health care: I listened to the State of the Union Address last night by President Trump not knowing quite what to expect. Was it going to be a reality show or was it going… Continue Reading >>
Steve Berkowitz
Posted on February 9, 2017 by
Steve Berkowitz
… maybe that’s just what the doctor ordered! How many times during the campaign did we hear the Republicans say “repeal and replace” Obamacare on Day One? I must admit, in the few weeks since the inauguration, I was fully expecting President Trump to sign some executive order summarily repealing the ACA. Now we hear… Continue Reading >>
Steve Berkowitz
Posted on December 26, 2016 by
Steve Berkowitz
Blip in the curve or call to action? Last week the CDC released data from the National Vital Statistics System on U.S. mortality rates for 2015. Surprisingly, there was a slight uptick in mortality compared to 2014. During this time, the overall mortality rate increased from 724.6 per 100,000 to 733.1 per 100,000. Similarly, the… Continue Reading >>
Steve Berkowitz
Posted on November 14, 2016 by
Steve Berkowitz
The following blog is a continuation of my previous blog, now with reflection of last Tuesday’s election: America got a wake-up call a couple weeks ago. Health care premiums for 2017 will rise an average of 25%, with people in some states having to pay rate increases of more than 50% or worse yet,… Continue Reading >>
