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 | May 30, 2014 | Health care reform, The Future of Administration, Transparency
Price Transparency… the train has left the station Five Guidelines for Smart Transparency As we proceed toward Pay for Performance and value enhancement, we have seen a huge rise in transparency in medicine. The effect has been unprecedented in terms of...
by Steve Berkowitz | May 12, 2014 | The Future of Administration
As I speak at hospitals across the country, the issue of physician employment is always on the “short list” of topics that CEO’s want me to cover. The trend toward physician employment continues to increase. Currently about 50% of physicians across...
by Steve Berkowitz | Apr 1, 2014 | The Future of Administration
I will be speaking at the TORCH (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals) conference on April 11th, in Dallas, Texas. The following blog post contains some of the highlights of the talk I will be giving. I encourage anyone who reads this post and finds...
by Steve Berkowitz | Mar 25, 2014 | The Future of Administration
The Smart Phone has become an integral part of the modern lifestyle since first introduced around 2007. Now, less than a decade later, Smart Phone usage and applications have infiltrated medicine and have the opportunity to profoundly change the way we practice...
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...
