"Dreaming On" - The Illusions of the Leaders of Large Health Organizations, as Illustrated by Medtronic's Founder

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"Dreaming On" - The Illusions of the Leaders of Large Health Organizations, as Illustrated by Medtronic's Founder

Unknown 11/13/2015 Komentar

On Health Care Renewal, we have posted story after story about amazingly well paid leaders of big organizations presiding over amazingly bad organizational behavior (including subversion of mission, conflicts of interest,...

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Northwestern Upholds its "Brand," Never Mind Free Speech and Academic Freedom

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Northwestern Upholds its "Brand," Never Mind Free Speech and Academic Freedom

Unknown 9/03/2015 Komentar

Threats to free speech and academic freedom in health care were a major concern when we started Health Care Renewal.  Such threats may now be less anechoic, but do not seem to have diminished.Censorship and the Resignation...

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With 10 Health Care Executives on it Board, US Chamber of Commerce Defends Big Tobacco Abroad

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With 10 Health Care Executives on it Board, US Chamber of Commerce Defends Big Tobacco Abroad

Unknown 8/17/2015 Komentar

Tobacco, especially smoked in cigarettes, is generally recognized by health care professionals as having health hazards that greatly outweigh its benefits to society.  Therefore, most health care organizations discourage...

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Who Benefits? - Rising Generic Drug Prices and the Case of Mylan's Conflicted Property Purchases

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Who Benefits? - Rising Generic Drug Prices and the Case of Mylan's Conflicted Property Purchases

Unknown 7/09/2015 Komentar

Rising Generic Drug PricesHealth care costs in the US continue their seemingly inexorable rise.  Even the parts of health care that used to seem reasonably priced now are affected.  As Ed Silverman discussed on...

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Who Benefits? - Despite Data Breaches, Staff Cuts, Vulnerable Patients' Coverage Cuts, Transplant Program Probation, Multi-Million Dollar Executive Compensation Persists at UPMC

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Who Benefits? - Despite Data Breaches, Staff Cuts, Vulnerable Patients' Coverage Cuts, Transplant Program Probation, Multi-Million Dollar Executive Compensation Persists at UPMC

Unknown 6/10/2015 Komentar

There are so many things wrong with US and global health care that it is easy to get lost in the details, and despair of finding solutions.  Keep in mind, however, that the intractability of many of the problems may...

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Health Care Professional Societies Whose Leadership Betrays Their Own Members - the APA Alleged to Have Supported Torture, and Deceived its Members to Collect Money

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Health Care Professional Societies Whose Leadership Betrays Their Own Members - the APA Alleged to Have Supported Torture, and Deceived its Members to Collect Money

Unknown 6/05/2015 Komentar

Health care professionals usually view their professional societies as allies, supporting their values and acting in their professional and their patients' interests.  Increasingly, however, these societies appear to...

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Timing Discharges to Maximize Revenue - "Corruption" of Corporate Long-Term Hospitals?

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Timing Discharges to Maximize Revenue - "Corruption" of Corporate Long-Term Hospitals?

Unknown 2/23/2015 Komentar

A recent Wall Street Journal article that focused on a quirk in US Medicare payment rules that may be gamed by long-term hospitals also revealed the plight of physicians employed by such hospitals, and worse, the danger...

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