by Steve Berkowitz | Feb 9, 2017 | Health care reform, The Future of Administration
… 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...
by Steve Berkowitz | Jan 30, 2017 | The Future of Administration
Almost every chief medical officer (CMO) that I work with in my advisory program has encountered at least one situation in the hospital every year that requires a significant intervention with a member of the medical staff. Whether the precipitating event is a...
by Steve Berkowitz | Jan 17, 2017 | The Future of Administration
I was speaking to a chief medical officer the other day who was bemoaning the fact that his corporate office had just issued a policy that he was now required to adopt at his hospital. This meant discussing the policy with the medical staff and getting their buy in...
by Steve Berkowitz | Nov 14, 2016 | Health care reform, The Future of Administration
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...
by Steve Berkowitz | Nov 2, 2016 | Health care reform, The Future of Administration
It’s about much more than Obamacare… Studies show that the average premium increase across the country is in the range 25%, with some receiving increases of over 50%. Present health care costs are very difficult for the Americans to handle. The...
by Steve Berkowitz | Oct 6, 2016 | Physician Leadership, The Future of Administration
We have certainly had our fill of evidence-based guidelines driven into us over the years. And slowly but surely, physicians and health care institutions are adopting best practices that are truly improving care. We are all becoming more “evidence-based”...
