hospital impact

A nice start. I'll be stopping by to learn more and hopefully contribute. One question to get me started: when and how did the modern idea of the hospital emerge?

To Whom It May Concern:

My name is David Leander and I work for a physician run and owned company called Doctors In Touch (www.doctorsintouch.com). I also run a blog of ours called Doctorblogger (www.doctorblogger.net).

I'm writing to ask if you will consider linking with either of these two sites, and if approved, I of course will link back.

I also have another request. I have linked with diabetesmine.com and I sent her our latest book entitled, "Healing Words: the power of apology in medicine" written my Michael Woods, MD, our president and founder, which has become a huge topic in healthcare and she read the book, loved it and posted an op/ed piece about the book, with links to our website to purchase. Politicians in Washington have taken up this debate and are pushing for apology laws. Harvard University's patient safety expert, Dr. Leape is now advocating for physicians to say, "I'm sorry" and are in the beginning process of implementing this policy at their teaching hospitals. I would be willing to send you a free copy of the book, if you in return would be willing to post a book review/op-ed about the book or a brief article with your thoughts on the book and subject. I would be happy to do the same for you, if you have products.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

Six months ago, I was hired fresh out of college (a Penn State Liberal Arts grad) by the CEO of a medical collections agency in Reading, PA called Berks Credit & Collections. I was hired as the Seminar Coordinator for his education division of the company, called Collector University.

He enabled me to attend many medical association meetings in order to learn more about the medical field, and I have since become very interested in the challenges healthcare faces today. I believe that forums such as this are extremely vital, so that "best in class" practices can be shared amongst medical professionals.

I recently completed the design of an entirely new website for both Berks Credit and Collector University. On the Berks Credit & Collections website's Links page (www.berkscredit.com), I have created a fairly extensive list of networking and information links. I would like to make this site an addition to that list.

I would also like to mention that, in the interest of combating "working harder for less" in today's healthcare climate, I am promoting seminars on "Advanced Patient Account Collecting" which are guaranteed to help billing & front desk personnel collect more money in-house. I am happy to try to arrange a free 2.5 hour seminar for your organization, if it possible. Feel free to contact me at jumlauf@collectoru.com or (610) 916-7222, or visit www.collectoru.com if you would like more information on the seminar.

Thank you,
Jessica

Good blog! I'm really enjoying the diversity of topics you address and your list of links is a terrific resource. I'll be stopping by regularly to get more informed, and hope you will also check my new blog, Lifelines.

All the best!
Carol Kovac
IBM Healthcare and Lifesciences

I jsut started blogging about the healthcare industry and I am happy to find someone else out there fighting the good fight. Hospitals are worth fighting for and we have alot of work to do both within the industry and in society if we are going to create a healhcare system that works for the vast majority of us.

congrats on your new site. a great service.

couldn't help but notice your encouragement of readers to visit the nrc or press-ganey site as related to h-caphs.

many others, my organization in particular, have been very actice in the development of the hca[hs tool and process. hope this can be attributed to all research companies that are involved in the future.

thanks

dave jackson

Would you care to work together to exchange and provide helpful links for healthcare professional in the emergency management/disaster preparedness industry? Send an email to info@liveprocess.com -- we're always looking for opportunities to reach deeper into the net and expose our services to a broader audience.

I'm just finding this blog. I'm president of a company dedicated to improving quality of care through optimizing hospital's clinical, financial and operational operational processes. Seems simple enough that anyone aware of defects (errors, disconnects, waste) transalting to increased cost, morbidity & mortality would make necessary changes if ALL stakeholders benefited...not so in the opposite world of hospital leadership.
Glad to be a part of the community and I look forward to interacting with other like minded bloggers.
Geoff Teed
P3