hospital impact
The Domino Effect of Higher Fuel Prices
by Nick Jacobs
As we struggle on daily through the newly established higher fuel prices, several surprises have sprung up about which many of us have been oblivious. Corn, for example, had become...
Restoring the Public?s Faith in Hospitals and Health Care
Guest Post by Heather Johnson
Over the last several years, much has been done to attempt to ?fix? health care, hospitals, and public health. With somewhat noble intentions, new laws like HIPAA ha...
"Latex Gloves with Adhesive Bands Around the Knuckles"
by Nick Jacobs
Penn and Teller, magician-comedians, have a cable TV show that basically explores all aspects of life in America with the intention of exposing those areas that are not valid. I'm...
Quality of Care
by Nick Jacobs
When the word quality was discussed back in the 80's, you often heard of the Baldridge Award or TQM, total quality management, as the programs that would take your organization to n...
Transparency in Healthcare
by Nick Jacobs
Transparency in healthcare will facilitate the improvement of performance and quality by providing hospitals and physicians with the additional information necessary for benchmarkin...