Today, The New York Times released its online story concerning Saint Alphonsus’ lawsuit against St. Luke’s Health System attempting to stop our acquisition of the Saltzer Medical Group. Here is a link to that story. To me, the report was a real missed opportunity. I’d hoped our Triple Aim, accountable care, and our transition to [...]
Editor’s note: My article that follows originally appeared as a column in the Idaho Statesman’s Business Insider earlier this month. Would you like to view your medical record online? According to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study, 90 percent of patients would. Would you like to be able to email your physician? According to that [...]
Editor’s note: My article that follows originally appeared as a column titled “What hospitals can learn from car manufacturers” in the Idaho Statesman’s Business Insider last month. High-performing organizations learn from others, no matter the industry, and St. Luke’s Health System is transforming in part by adopting from best-in-class performers in other fields. We have been using [...]
You may have seen an ad by the Saltzer Medical Group this weekend in the local papers. If you missed it, here it is: Expect More From Medicine There is a tremendous amount of misinformation being circulated about the integration of Saltzer Medical Group and St. Luke’s, and there is no better party to set [...]
November is Prematurity Awareness Month and this past Saturday was World Prematurity Day. I have two reasons to be personally involved in this cause. First, I will serve as an honorary co-chair for the March of Dimes March for Babies 5k walk in Boise on April 27. As I have learned more about the March [...]
I’ve asked St. Luke’s Health System Vice President and General Counsel Christy Neuhoff to share observations about her teams’ work and roles. Her thoughts are presented here. I’ve introduced Christy in a previous post, and you’ll be hearing more from her and other members of our executive team in this space in the future. Few [...]
You likely were as surprised as I have been to learn today that Saint Alphonsus and a physician-owned, for-profit hospital have joined together to sue St. Luke’s in an effort to stop or slow down our integration with the Saltzer Medical Group. As you know, St. Luke’s integration with Saltzer is currently being reviewed by [...]
I want to share with you my thoughts about what the elections this week mean for St. Luke’s Health System. Here is the external environment: President Obama has been reelected to another four-year term, the Democrats have the majority in the U.S. Senate, and the Republicans retain control of the U.S. House of Representatives. We [...]
As I write this, the next president of the United States is projected to be Barack Obama and the Republicans are projected to retain control of the House of Representatives, but not projected to take control of the Senate. What does this mean for health care? We know that the president intends to pursue implementation of [...]
As most of you know, I hold forums twice a year throughout St. Luke’s Health System. Spring forums look forward, and last spring, I reviewed our strategy around accountable care, myStLuke’s, Healthy U, and the Medicare Shared Savings Program. If you’d like to view a video of that forum, you can watch it at http://drpate.stlukesblogs.org/2012/04/19/my-spring-report-to-st-lukes-health-system/. [...]
