More Tales of the Hospital CEO Compensation BubbleMore Tales of the Hospital CEO Compensation Bubble

The hospital CEO compensation bubble continues to grow. As the year draws to a close, I have found another set of stories about outsized payments to health care executives.  While their repetitive fea…

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26 Dec 2011

David Pogue:  David Pogue: "The Year of C.E.O. Failures Explained" and Why IT is so Bad

David Pogue is a prolific writer on IT, having written some of the most popular books on MacIntosh, e.g., the Mac Secrets series.In an article in the Dec. 15, 2011 New York Times on "CEO's idiotic blu…

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20 Dec 2011

Health Care Policy of the Insiders, by the Insiders, for the Insiders - the Newt Gingrich Case FilesHealth Care Policy of the Insiders, by the Insiders, for the Insiders - the Newt Gingrich Case Files

Newt Gingrich's rise to the top of the pack of Republican contenders for the US presidency has earned him increased scrutiny.  The resulting investigative reporting has provided a revealing set of cas…

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20 Dec 2011

Hospital Executives - What Will They Think of Next?Hospital Executives - What Will They Think of Next?

Health care organizations are now most often run by people with management, not clinical backgrounds.  It seems like business schools have taught managers to sign on to whatever the latest management …

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19 Dec 2011

EHR:  EHR: "The Dangerous Decade"

A new perspective piece has appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Although it is not freely available, I thought posting the abstract and the opening would be of in…

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18 Dec 2011

As U.S. Presidential Campaign Ramps Up, Newt Gingrich Plays Down Support for Health ITAs U.S. Presidential Campaign Ramps Up, Newt Gingrich Plays Down Support for Health IT

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, who I recall hearing in person as an an invited speaker at a health IT meeting some years ago (AMIA, I believe), has been pushing health IT rather uncritically in…

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17 Dec 2011

A comment posted to the website A comment posted to the website "Doctors Helping Doctors Transform Healthcare", Peter Basch, William Bria et al.

A new website has appeared that purports to be:A collaborative effort led primarily by doctors for doctors to provide a "trusted resource" for physicians as they work to transform health care - initia…

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17 Dec 2011
 
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