The Push Back Continues: the Mayor of Pittsburgh Sues UPMC Claiming it is No "Public Charity"

There is another indication that push back against the power of large health care organizations is getting more significant. In February, ...

The Push Back Continues: the Mayor of Pittsburgh Sues UPMC Claiming it is No "Public Charity" 2015-05-18T03:38:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

More Signs of Organized Resistance? - Proposed Legislation for More Hospital Leadership Accountability

This year we note the beginning of action against the power of large health care organizations lead by hired executives and cronies who seem...

More Signs of Organized Resistance? - Proposed Legislation for More Hospital Leadership Accountability 2015-05-18T03:28:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The Myth of the Tough Prosecutor as a Distraction from Health Care Corporate Executives' Impunity

The tragic case of the Boston Marathon bombing illustrates how myth making about tough law enforcement obscures the impunity enjoyed by top ...

The Myth of the Tough Prosecutor as a Distraction from Health Care Corporate Executives' Impunity 2015-05-18T02:36:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Clouded "Visionary" Leadership - Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's EPIC "Business Cycle Disruptions"

A typical excuse for the multi-million dollar compensation now enjoyed by many leaders of health care organizations is these leaders' su...

Clouded "Visionary" Leadership - Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's EPIC "Business Cycle Disruptions" 2015-05-17T22:02:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Pharmaceutical Industry "'Mobilised' an Army of Patient Groups to Lobby Against" Improving Clinical Research Integrity

I had guessed that this sort of thing was going on all the time, but being kept very well hidden.  Now we have some more evidence. An art...

Pharmaceutical Industry "'Mobilised' an Army of Patient Groups to Lobby Against" Improving Clinical Research Integrity 2015-05-14T23:40:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

"Engaging Excellence" while Engaging Secret Paychecks - The Rise and Fall of the Upstate Medical University President

Yet another leader of a big health care organization seems to have acquired the excessively entitled CEO syndrome. Another Brilliant, Fear...

"Engaging Excellence" while Engaging Secret Paychecks - The Rise and Fall of the Upstate Medical University President 2015-05-12T00:04:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The Smarming of Health Care - How to Spin a Minimally Efficacious Variant on an Old Drug as New and Wonderful

A recent announcement of the approval of a new drug showed the latest ways pharmaceutical companies can spin products as new and effective w...

The Smarming of Health Care - How to Spin a Minimally Efficacious Variant on an Old Drug as New and Wonderful 2015-05-11T20:26:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Is this Any Way to Discuss Health Care Policy? - Television Advertising about US Health Care Reform Cost $445 Million from 2010 -2014

Every now and then, we get an anonymous comment criticizing our "lack of balance" or words to that effect, maybe because we critic...

Is this Any Way to Discuss Health Care Policy? - Television Advertising about US Health Care Reform Cost $445 Million from 2010 -2014 2015-05-08T00:03:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

A Real Example of Public Relations Talking Points to Justify Outsize Executive Compensation - and Why We Should No Longer be Fooled

We frequently discuss outsize executive compensation in health care organizations as both a symptom and a cause of these organizations'...

A Real Example of Public Relations Talking Points to Justify Outsize Executive Compensation - and Why We Should No Longer be Fooled 2015-05-06T23:51:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown