A year ago, I had more than a few theories for what steps Kaiser Permanente needed to take to rebuild integrity and restore accountability at the organization. I kept most of my specific ideas quiet, though, because I recognized that I needed to focus on calling for broad and reasoned change and improvement, not [...]
On Tuesday, I posted about Jim Cayne was resigning as chief executive from Bear Stearns, the first exit of the four “top execs” I said might soon be sent packing (see the original post from back in November). Today, Angelo Mozilo sold his (apparently nearly bankrupt) Countrywide Financial to Bank of America (the Wall [...]
Two months ago, I joined quite a few other people in saying it was about time James Cayne resign from Bear Stearns. Bloomberg is reporting that an announcement will likely come this morning, confirming that Cayne will be stepping down.
In my post back in November, I lumped Cayne in with three other chief executives: [...]
Billions of dollars and millions of lives are serious business, but sometimes I wish, if for a moment, that I could laugh at the nightmare that is HealthConnect. Here’s an attempt (followed by the serious part)…
Oakland, California, December 17, 2007. Kaiser Permanente today sought federal disaster assistance for its HealthConnect electronic medical record [...]
Daniel Garcia is the chief compliance officer of Kaiser Permanente, a sort of “chief investigator” for the organization. He was hired into that position, a position he helped create, in 2002. His history with Kaiser Permanente, however, dates back to 1992, when he first became a member of the organization’s Board of Directors. [...]
Former Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch made it clear to the Senate Finance Committee exactly what he thought of George Halvorson and his “leadership” at HealthPartners: the Attorney General said there was a complete “lack of accountability and proper stewardship.” He even alluded to Mr. Halvorson being a part of a group of “bad [...]
People ask me sometimes why I still care about Kaiser Permanente. It’s tough to put the reasons into words, except to say that I believe in what Kaiser Permanente stands for. Do you know what it’s like to believe in a country, and just not its current administration? It’s that way with [...]
When Kaiser Permanente launched the Thrive campaign in 2004, it set out to redefine the way people thought about the organization. I wrote, back in 2005: “It makes a world of difference when you’re pushing forward with a cause and people know why you’re doing it. Our cause is helping people live healthier lives.”
There [...]
Call it HealthConnect, Take Two. Only this time, replace Kaiser Permanente with Sutter Health.
Tim, over at HIStalk, was the first to pick up a story by Chris Rauber covering Sutter’s Epic Systems implementation. The guy in charge over at Sutter, Jerry Padavano, wants to be clear: “I’ve learned from Kaiser’s missteps, and we’re [...]
Update: In related news (to the post below), KP today said it has cut 175 positions from KP-IT headquarters in Pleasanton. Nearly two weeks ago, KP said it was laying off 100 employees, so it is not yet clear whether the the 175 figure is an additional round of layoffs or just an upward [...]