While picking up a prescription recently, I had the opportunity to tour our St. Luke’s Boise pharmacy and talk to staff members who, I was delighted to discover, are incorporating our vision and strategy every day in all they do. I visited with Pharmacy Operations Manager Mike Griffiths and was so impressed with his clarity [...]
I am writing with an update on the investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Idaho Attorney General’s Office. We learned late yesterday that the FTC and the AG have decided to file a complaint in federal court against St. Luke’s. This action is related to the lawsuit filed by Saint Alphonsus and [...]
I’ve just finished visiting with employees, physicians, board members, and community partners throughout our System, and sharing with them what inspires me, what concerns me, and what our vision is for delivering accountable care and doing our part to fix what’s broken in health care. Here is my spring report. Thanks for watching, and please [...]
I set out the priorities of my first year with the System in an earlier blog entry, to put things into context, explain where we are, and preview where we are headed. My priorities have had to do with creating alignment within and across the System; optimizing the leadership team; and instilling accountability throughout the [...]
I think that it may be helpful to look at where we are now, and where we are going. I arrived here a little more than two years ago, and set out to achieve three things in the first year. I wanted to: Create alignment within and across the System; Optimize the leadership team; and [...]
