Monday, April 23, 2007
Interview with Gary Kaplan MD, CEO, Virginia Mason Health System, Seattle
In April 2007, I visited Seattle and spend a day touring the Virginia Mason Health System (VMHS). Over the last seven years, under the leadership of their CEO, Gary Kaplan MD, VMHS has implemented a significant quality improvement effort that has paid dividends in error reduction and streamlining. My original 40 minute interview with Dr. Kaplan was distilled down to 6 minutes for purposes of this video, which was shown during the opening Executive Session of the World Health Care Congress in
Thursday, April 12, 2007
When Care Is Financially Conflicted
This is an NCI Talk Video Commentary similar to one I also recorded for Medscape.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Veridex' Cell Search System
Here’s another NCI Talk “Eye on Health Care” video I produced. This one was created to be shown at the Elsevier February 2007 National Community Oncology Conference in DC. I hoped to wow this national audience of oncologists, so I wanted to find someone using very innovative, promising technology.
My friend Tom Barr, an oncology consultant, suggested Tom Marsland, MD, a nationally prominent oncologist living in my home town of Jacksonville FL. I made the appointment, we shot this interesting
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Being Proactive With Pay-For-Performance
Shown at the Elsevier National Community Oncology Conference, DC, 2/08/07.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Rationalizing The Supply Chain
Shown at the World Congress Supply Chain Leadership Summit, Orlando, 1/25/07.
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Pain or Disaster
Shown at the NCI Integrated Delivery Network Summit, Orlando, 9/06/06.