Times: American boards are exceptional--and not necessarily in a good way

Times: American boards are exceptional--and not necessarily in a good way

Unknown 3/31/2015 Komentar

The recent New York Times piece on the behavior of (mainly for-profit, but by extension...) US organizations' boards of directors, goes some way toward explaining the anechoic effect.The redoubtable Gretchen Morgenson...

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Opinion, CIO Magazine: "The medical profession needs to get over its fear of information technology"- their complaints bogus

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Opinion, CIO Magazine: "The medical profession needs to get over its fear of information technology"- their complaints bogus

Unknown 3/28/2015 Komentar

There comes a time when the pundits defending the status quo in the healthcare information technology sector and health IT utopianism simply need to be thoroughly and definitively refuted.This is such a time.  CIO magazine...

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Two New Independent Reports on the Death of Dan Markingson, But Now What Will Happen?

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Two New Independent Reports on the Death of Dan Markingson, But Now What Will Happen?

Unknown 3/26/2015 Komentar

Years after his death, there is now a little more clarity about the clinical trial in which Dan Markingson was enrolled when he died.  Whether this clarity will have any impact remains to be seen.We most recently posted...

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A $6.6 Million CEO Dreams of a "Doctor-Less" Future

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A $6.6 Million CEO Dreams of a "Doctor-Less" Future

Unknown 3/21/2015 Komentar

The CEO of giant hospital system UPMC, Mr Jeffrey Romoff, has been one of the best compensated CEOs of ostensibly non-profit hospital systems.  As we noted here, his 2013-14 compensation was $6.6 million.  UPMC...

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Same Old, Same Old - Johnson and Johnson Settles Charges it Concealed Adverse Effects of Risperdal, Vaginal Mesh Device, Pleads Guilty to Selling Adulterated Tylenol, Announces CEO Got 48% Raise to $25 Million

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Same Old, Same Old - Johnson and Johnson Settles Charges it Concealed Adverse Effects of Risperdal, Vaginal Mesh Device, Pleads Guilty to Selling Adulterated Tylenol, Announces CEO Got 48% Raise to $25 Million

Unknown 3/19/2015 Komentar

We have devoted a lot of bytes over the years to the stream of allegations and ethical questions about Johnson and Johnson, the giant pharmaceutical/ biotechnology/ device company, and resulting legal actions.  Meanwhile,...

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