May 22nd,2010 I was in a meting with the Dean of our Medical School yesterday and he noted that I must be really busy lately because I haven’t added any new blog posts recently. Astute as always,he also has a way of helping me to reflect and refocus on our mission and why it is we are ultimately here. With great timing,right after our meeting,I received this note from one of our managers and thought it was fitting to share as just one example of many that define and distinguish our care givers at Jewish Hospital. Granted,this is . . . →Read More:Celebrating our care givers…the true meaning of patient care May 3rd,2010 Tomorrow we are hosting a lecture in honor on the 100th Anniversary of the Flexner Report. For those of you who didn’t know the significance behind our address,I thought I would share this summary and information with you as we celebrate the man behind this “game changing”report and his impact on medical education as we know it today. One hundred years ago,Louisville educator Abraham Flexner revolutionized the medical profession with his exhaustive report entitled “Medical Education in the United States and Canada.” The report,published in 1910,served as a catalyst for the standardization of medical . . . →Read More:The Flexner Report Centennial Symposium April 15th,2010 Thinking further on my previous post and adding to the discussion,let's assume that on average one-minute is spent processing each email sent or received (a reasonable assumption I would think). That would mean for the 30,000 emails I dealt with last year,that translates into almost 21 solid days of doing nothing but email! No eating,sleeping,daydreaming,nothing –just email. If you focused that on a more manageable 8-hour "work-day"(which never happens in only 8 hours) that would be 62 days of doing nothing but email,two-whole months! I don't have an answer on how . . . →Read More:More thoughts on email… April 14th,2010 On a lighter note tonight,I thought I would share an interesting factoid I was forced to reflect upon recently as my laptop locked up for several minutes while trying to find an email I had in my archives…For backup purposes and reasons that are not worth going into here,I essentially have to maintain a duplicate mail folder that archives every single email that is sent from me or to me over time. This process has been in place for just about a year now,and up until the other night I had never tried to go into . . . →Read More:What did we ever do before email? April 12th,2010 As I have written about previously,social media is the new mode of communicating in today’s world. As such,in trying to keep with the times and always trying to be the healthcare innovator in Louisville,today we launched our newest healthcare advance in the social media frontier –our own “app”for Jewish Hospital &St. Mary’s Healthcare! After spending months on design and development,our first version of the JHSMH app will allow you to:Find a physician near you and request an appointment Register for JHSMH events Keep track of the latest JHSMH news Receive interesting . . . →Read More:Healthcare Excellence? Yeah,there’s an app for that! April 8th,2010 Given all of the discussion about health reform in America,I thought I would pass along a link forwarded to me by a member of our marketing and communications team that he discovered while vacationing in Canada. It is an opinion written by Jeffrey Simpson in “The Globe and Mail”news from Quebec City entitled “In Quebec,health care is no longer a free ride.” The discussion focuses on the ever inflating costs that “free”healthcare in Quebec are consuming and changes that are being proposed to slow the increase of government spending on healthcare. Ideas being discussed are a . . . →Read More:Oh Canada…Healthcare Debate Looming? April 7th,2010 Last week I held several Team Member forums to discuss the sate of our economy and its ongoing effects on our hospital and market. As many of you are aware,since the beginning of this year,hospital volumes have been trending down nationwide and we are having to make a number of tough decisions in order to react to our ever changing industry. I always consider these forums to be time well spent as I am able to interact with our team,hear what is on their minds,listen to their ideas,and share information on what is happening inside . . . →Read More:Tough Discussions March 29th,2010 On Friday,we celebrated Doctor’s Day with our medical staff in the Rudd Heart &Lung Conference Center. It is always a great occasion to be able to recognize our physicians for their dedication to their patients and support of our hospital’s mission. Each year at this time I am reminded of the important role that our medical staff plays in helping to lead and grow our organization to continued new heights. Over the past year we have taken on a number of new initiatives that have helped us to improve the quality, . . . →Read More:Celebrating Doctor’s Day! March 28th,2010 In the past week it has been hard not to notice all of the talk about the health “reform”legislation passed into law. As much as I prefer not to talk politics,many have asked me my thoughts on this reform legislation and its impact on healthcare as we know it. While I am by no means an expert on the 2,400 plus page bill and its 153 pages of changes,to sum it up simply,I would have to say its a step in the right direction. Our current healthcare system is not sustainable for the long-term. There are . . . →Read More:Health "Reform?"Not sure,but a step in the right direction March 9th,2010 For the past year that I have been writing,I have somehow managed to keep politics out of my conversations here,but as they say,all good things must eventually come to an end! Last week I had the opportunity to take a quick trip to Washington,D.C. to meet with members of our Kentucky delegation to discuss issues affecting our system and healthcare in general. While my trip may not have exactly been like the movie,it was certainly an interesting and thought provoking experience. After reflecting on the trip I was both fascinated and frustrated by my time . . . →Read More:Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | | |
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