All St. Luke’s employees, physicians, and patients, and family members and others who participate in the care of St. Luke’s patients, have a role to play as we continue our transformation and work to deliver accountable care. Here are the top five things you can do: Promote Patient and Caregiver Satisfaction Employees can demonstrate their [...]
I often hear people comment on the growing number of St. Luke’s Clinics in our communities. I’d like to put this into perspective. St. Luke’s vision is to transform health care by aligning with physicians and other providers to deliver integrated, seamless, and patient-centered quality care across all St. Luke’s settings. Our strategy is to [...]
I’ve asked St. Luke’s Health System Chief Transformation Officer Tony Tomazic to share his experience and thoughts about organizational change. His perspective is presented here. I’ve introduced Tony in a previous post, and you’ll be hearing more from him and other members of our executive team as our journey of transformation continues. OK, so it’s a geeky [...]
With the United States Supreme Court poised to consider the constitutionality of the 2010 law, I thought I’d look at the issues and share my perspective. What is the Healthcare Reform Law? This is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred to by its initials, “PPACA,” or as the Affordable Care Act, or [...]
Dozens of youngsters hung out with MaxWell Moose and friends Saturday during St. Luke’s fifth “Reading is Good Medicine” event, held at Barnes & Noble on Boise’s North Milwaukee Street. Pet Therapy Program dogs and their two-legged partners, games, and all sorts of silliness penned by Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to the world as [...]
