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    March 17th, 2006

    Not only am I looking for a good guest blogger, I'm also open to guest posts! If you'd like to submit a post to appear at Hospital Impact, here are my submission guidelines:
    - The topic can be focused on any aspect of hospital administration/leadership. Drawing from other learnings from industries is highly encouraged. Issues that tie back to the hospital impact tagline above are also especially welcomed.
    - Keep them relatively short (250 words or less), as blog readers are scanners or are busy or both.
    - Send it either as a .txt file or .rft file (this way I can cut and paste pretty easily).
    - Let me know if I should use a pseudonym; otherwise I'll use your real name. I would also be happy to link to your website/blog.
    - I'll still reserve the right not to use it or to edit as I will maintain overall editorial control; but for most good pieces, I probably won't edit them at all.

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    Comment from: Frank Pasquale [Visitor] · http://www.the-paris-site.blogspot.com
    One of the first things that a "white knight" in the current healthcare environment must do is get the staff on board.

    A purchase situation is tramatic to healthcare in it's own right. You lose qualified staff in the onset, just because of the anticipation factor.

    You lose staff in the first 90-120 days because of the loss of comfort zones.

    But, at the two year mark, you shouldn't be bleeding staff and staffing with temps unless it has gone very, very, wrong....

    The continuing saga of Essent Healthcare(?) and Paris, TX.
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    Comment from: Frank Pasquale [Visitor] · http://www.the-paris-site.blogspot.com
    Just a word to the wise: Apparently Essent Healthcare has filed a complaint with the Texas Attorney General's office against the-paris-site, and author(s) unknown.

    Apparently the AG's office is investigating.

    Kind of kicks liabilities up there a notch, doesn't it?

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    Comment from: tim oliver [Visitor] · http://www.nexcoregroup.com
    We are a national healthcare facilities developer. We think that healthcare facilities are very strategic, and have ideas that your audience might find interesting on topics such as how to select a healthcare developer without going through an expensive and time consuming process, can the developer add value to the strategic and business planning process for outpatient facilities, and is there a way to monetize assets and keep control of the businesses and physician relationships within the monetized buildings?
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    Comment from: Frank Pasquale [Visitor] · http://www.the-paris-site.blogspot.com
    Apparently Medicare fraud is in the air, and PRMC is looking for a scapegoat. Billing practices from the rehabilitation unit are suspect, as well as vascular ultrasound studies billed by the hospital, but done by unregistered technologists.

    Could it be that the professional fees will become a part of this, as the radiologists are locum employees of the hospital?

    On the corporate front: Two acquisition attempts have been made by Essent, with two rejections. They are attempting another in NJ. Will the third time be the charm, or will Hudson Connery go down in flames again? Stay tuned to the blog....
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    Comment from: Leon [Visitor] · http://leon-sweethomechicago.blogspot.com/
    Frank Pasquale's ideas may be good but his delivery cheapens them. He is too personal. I went to his blog about a hospital in Paris TX- but it is really about his feelings for the CEO. Must have been a romance gone bad which is better left to blogs of a different ilk than hospitals.
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    Comment from: Frank Pasquale [Visitor] · http://www.the-paris-site.blogspot.com
    "Frank Pasquale's ideas may be good but his delivery cheapens them. He is too personal. I went to his blog about a hospital in Paris TX- but it is really about his feelings for the CEO. Must have been a romance gone bad which is better left to blogs of a different ilk than hospitals."

    Interesting speculation, but this was the company that was being sued by a gay couple in MA for denial of healthcare benefits.

    Sensationalism sells, bunky. One can write an article that is factual, to the point, and nothing left out...and no one reads it. The same article put in the perspective of the public personna generates identification. That is what generates readership.

    Does it cheapen the message? Possibly, but if no one hears the message, what value does it have to cheapen?

    By the way, Essent withdrew from their last attempt in Hammonton, NJ. That's three....
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    Comment from: Frank Pasquale [Visitor] · http://www.the-paris-site.blogspot.com
    ...and Leon, I checked out your site...a little thin on content, wouldn't you say...? One can copy headings, but generally readers expect a little commentary....
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    Comment from: Frank Pasquale [Visitor] · http://www.the-paris-site.blogspot.com
    Thought I'd leave another comment, although it might be incorporated into the lawsuit against me. Yep, I'm John Doe #1.
    The same article put in the perspective of the public persona generates identification. That is what generates readership.

    This made it into the lawsuit. All it says is that the difference in a reading of dry statistics and putting some emotion to the experience is what creates readership. Ask any reporter that has covered an emotionally charged event.

    Essent seem to think that it is tantamount to lying.

    That fits in with their charge of defamation...and they threw in a violation of HIPAA...but last I heard, HIPAA violations were prosecuted by the Federal Government, and not in a civil court--unless it was by the injured party.

    The also sited leaving a link to my blog as part of the defamation suit, so I won't this time (you can use the one supplied by this site!) ComputerWorld also did a pretty good article on it.

    As they say, Judge for yourself!
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