"Anyone who thinks that then final diagnosis is finally defined by a thin slice of tissue between two pieces of glass is only slightly less foolish than any pathologist who believes the same."
Today's New York Times Business Section features an interesting article about the use of "Continuous Performance Improvement" (CPI) techniques in hospital settings, which utilizes methods borrowed from business models. ("Factory Finesse, In the Hospital', by Julie Weed -http://www.nytimes.com/2010/0..
Larry Barrows, 76, spent eight days in a Canton, Connecticut, hospital after falling twice in a day. Despite being covered by Medicare, the federal health plan for the elderly, Barrows was hit with $36,000 in normally reimbursed bills because of an unintended glitch in U.S. rules...