The Continuing Mystery of the Fugitive Founder and Missing Money - What it Says About the Opacity of Offshore Medical Schools

The next chapter in the bizarre tale of the fugitive founder of an off-shore (from the US and Canada) Caribbean medical school, and his now ...

The Continuing Mystery of the Fugitive Founder and Missing Money - What it Says About the Opacity of Offshore Medical Schools 2015-05-08T00:09:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

A Sewage-Laden Cruise Ship, Burning Aircraft Batteries, Neo-Nazi Factory Security - Will Jaw Dropping Cases Prompt the Public to Demand Better Leadership?

The dysfunction of modern health care likely arises from larger trends within the economy and the society.  We frequently discuss how poor l...

A Sewage-Laden Cruise Ship, Burning Aircraft Batteries, Neo-Nazi Factory Security - Will Jaw Dropping Cases Prompt the Public to Demand Better Leadership? 2013-02-15T12:57:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Pfizer's Pfourteenth Settlement - a Small Reminder of Continuing Impunity

Well, that did not take long.  Less than a month after its last legal settlements were announced , Pfizer had to settle again. The Details o...

Pfizer's Pfourteenth Settlement - a Small Reminder of Continuing Impunity 2013-01-11T09:14:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Question for the New Year: Why is There Next to No Reaction to the Gilded Age of Health Care?

For the New Year, it is time to ponder- why is there still no organized outrage over the ongoing incompetent , uncaring , self-interested ,...

Question for the New Year: Why is There Next to No Reaction to the Gilded Age of Health Care? 2012-12-31T09:07:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Dartmouth's Governance and Wall Street

While the money spent on health care in the US continues to increase, care becomes less accessible and its quality becomes more dubious.  Mo...

Dartmouth's Governance and Wall Street 2012-06-01T13:18:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Wall Street Journal Defends Hired WellPoint Executives' Lack of Accountability to the Company's Owners

The lack of accountability of the hired managers (or executives or bureaucrats) of health care organizations came into sharper focus thanks ...

Wall Street Journal Defends Hired WellPoint Executives' Lack of Accountability to the Company's Owners 2012-05-16T13:29:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Some of WellPoint's Owners (Stockholders) Allege Their Hired Executives Hid Political Contributions

We have frequently had reason to question the actions of WellPoint, the second largest for-profit health insurance company/ managed care org...

Some of WellPoint's Owners (Stockholders) Allege Their Hired Executives Hid Political Contributions 2012-04-25T13:41:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

A Case Demonstrating Links Between Poor Governance, Conflicts of Interest, and Excess Executive Compensation at a Hospital System

The Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System in California first appeared on our radar in 2011 for not only giving an improbably large sev...

A Case Demonstrating Links Between Poor Governance, Conflicts of Interest, and Excess Executive Compensation at a Hospital System 2012-03-14T09:01:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown