quinta-feira, 18 de setembro de 2008

Dirigindo um hospital: um blogue diferente

Abaixo, reproduzo um dos posts do blogue Running a Hospital, de Paul Levy, diretor do Beth Israel and Deaconnes Medical Center, localizado em Boston. O texto copiado traz uma mensagem interessante relacionado ao sistema de faturamento. Mas, o mais interessante é o próprio blog.
O autor não poupa os próprios subordinados exigindo decisões mais incisas e rápidas.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Some ads I get
Notwithstanding our excellent
spam control program, I get tons of broadcast emails sent to me as CEO of a hospital, selling all kinds of services -- but especially services related to coding patient treatments to get the highest payment from insurers and Medicare. I suppose this is just a sign of the times and indicative of the structure of the health care industry.I confess that I do not understand many of these ads. I'm not saying that I don't understand why I get them. I am saying that I literally don't understand most of the terminology. Here are some excerpts from a small sample of those I received yesterday. I guess the one I really need is the last one listed . . .