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Adam Smith, Hippocrates, Pogo and the great American health care mess: Part one
Two Florida Hospital systems — as well as the Cleveland Clinic, Mt Sinai and Johns Hopkins — have been in a contract war with Blue Cross and Blue Shield for almost six months. The failure to arrive at a mutually…
Phaedro’s dog and Dr. Oz: Reclaiming physician leadership in health care
The novel I, Claudius, is a historical fiction written by Robert Graves in 1934. Daily life amidst Rome’s political decay during the despotic regimes of Augustus, Tiberius and Caligula is richly described. Claudius’ grandmother was the sinister Livia who manipulated…
The clash between mission and revenue for not-for-profit, tax-exempt hospitals
Hospitals represent one of the largest industries in the U.S., with revenues greater than $1.4 trillion. The American Hospital Association reports that there are 5,200 nonfederal, short-term general, and other special hospitals in the country, of which 3,000 are non-for-profits…
Apply for Brandeis health policy program by March 15
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members have until March 15 to apply for a scholarship to attend the Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University. The week-long program for physicians and surgeons will be June 4–10…