hospital impactwhat will it take for hospitals to be the best run organizations on the face of the planet?The United States - A Laboratory For Healthcare Change & Innovation- May 30, 2008 by Christopher Cornue Allow me to be bold and perhaps even controversial for a few moments (er, paragraphs), please. During a recent collaborative visit with some healthcare organizations in England this month (of which I'll be writing future postings in the next several weeks), I was hit by a revelation during one of my presentations. I was talking about some of the innovative strategies for total access in some of our states ... specifically, Massachusetts, Illinois, California and Oregon..http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/scoop/2008/05/30/the_united_states_a_laboratory_fo... The retail clinic of blog posts- May 29, 2008 by Tony Chen Okay, this post has nothing to do with retail clinics, except that like these clinics, I'm purposely only offering limited services on a limited scope. Okay, I apologize for the weak analogy. Anyway, here's a few quick links on what's happening in the healthcare blogosphere: - The Health Care Blog: An insider look at Google Health - Health Affairs: Kaiser has started a blog watch - The World Health Care Blog: Privacy 2.0 - Foresight.org: Nanotech could revolutionize...http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/scoop/2008/05/29/the_retail_clinic_of_blog_posts The Front End of Innovation Conference- May 23, 2008 by Tony Chen This past week, I was at the Front End of Innovation Conference in Boston. Overall, it was a great time to reflect on my own mindset about how to bring innovation to hospitals & healthcare. Here are a few things & quotes I'm still mulling over: On Being Customer-Focused - A.G. Lafley (P&G CEO) had a ton of great insight. When asked about how P&G became so customer-centric, he recalled his first days on the job as CEO. "We were all so busy every day, so much so that our heads.http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/scoop/2008/05/23/the_front_end_of_innovation_confe... National Collaborative to Address Cardiovascular Disease and Disparities in Care- May 21, 2008 by Christopher Cornue I've written in this space before about a national collaborative, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), called Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care. This was a 29-month collaborative project, led by the George Washington University and comprised of 10 hospitals from varying communities in the United States. Detailed information is available at the website and further tools developed during this process will be available at a new website in June...http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/scoop/2008/05/21/national_collaborative_to_address... A Review of Google Health- May 19, 2008 by Tony Chen Google Health launched today. Check it out here As you can see,, there's 4 calls to action: - I can add info to my profile (stuff like conditions, medications, allergies, procedures) - I can import my medical record into Google Health (right now, the only options for this are info from Cleveland Clinic, Beth Israel Deaconess, Walgreens, CVS, Quest, and a few others - so I'm out of luck here) - I can explore online health services. The first 3 services listed Cleveland...http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/scoop/2008/05/19/a_review_of_google_health Innovation Conference in Boston- May 16, 2008 by Tony Chen I'll be at PDMA's "Front End of Innovation" Conference in Boston next week. If anyone is around and up for drinks, let me know. Last time I checked, I couldn't find any other hospital members of the PDMA (Product Development and Management Association). Think of them as the ACHE for innovation & product development people. As I interact with this group, I'm definitely stretched by their progressive thinking about how to bring innovation into any cultureorganization...http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/about/2008/05/16/innovation_conference_in_boston The Perfect Storm in Healthcare- May 13, 2008 by Nick Jacobs Whats this generation coming to It started some years ago with new rules for residents. They no longer were permitted to be worked 80+ hours per week as part of their residency. In fact, many residents actually keep time sheets and then tell their MDProfessors when their work week is complete. It wasnt that many generations ago that student nurses and residents were the only people working the night shift in even prestigious medical centers. What else is happening ...http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/scoop/2008/05/12/the_perfect_storm_in_healthcare A new idea: The 338 Foundation- May 9, 2008 by Tony Chen I have an idea that I wanted to share with you - please give me your honest opinion (i.e. you can tell me if I'm crazy!). I would love to find others to collaborate with on this. So, if you're interested, contact me directly (tony at hospitalimpact dot org) or comment below. Obviously, the idea is still very rough, but hopefully you'll see where I'm heading. And hopefully, we can refine it together. What do you think about a new a philanthropicVC hybrid that invests in...http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/scoop/2008/05/09/a_new_idea_the_338_foundation Cash on Demand: The Future of Outpatient Services- May 5, 2008 by Nick Jacobs My first health care administration job began in 1988. It was a warm September morning when we met around a large table to examine the financial report of the hospital. The CFO reported out the income from operations, and, although I was new to this particular field, it struck me that all we were looking at was the inpatient report. When I asked where the outpatient information was, he replied, "Oh, we don't have any way of capturing that information." To which I asked,...http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/scoop/2008/05/05/cash_on_demand_the_future_of_outp... |