February 2009
18 posts
Obama Set to Undo ‘Conscience’ Rule for Health... →
How will Catholic Healthcare respond to this?
A Poem for Hard Times
After reading this poem, how could I not post it to a blog that focuses on healthcare mission integration?
speakingoffaith:
Larissa Anderson, Poetry Producer
In a recent post including my conversation with poet Katie Ford for our Repossessing Virtue series, Ford talked about how in these hard economic times she finds comfort in literature, and more specifically, in the poetry of James Wright....
Metro clinic offers free visit for its laid-off... →
You must be the change you wish to see in the world… right? Kudos to this physician practice!
(A little good news to balance out that link earlier today!)
(via) FierceHealthcare
By Their Fruits You Will Know Them: Mission... →
I don’t mind saying it - even though it sounds a little weird: the Catholic Health Association is hip and with it.
A few weeks ago, I noted the arrival of a new online learning module for the ERDs produced by the CHA. Today, I learned of an even newer online tool - An explanation of Mission Assessment and Measurement.
This online module goes above and beyond expectations when it comes to...
The Health Care Blog: Connecting the... →
Read this re: the upcoming Cover the Uninsured Week (March 22-28, 2009).
Medpedia →
Check out Medpedia - a solid medical knowledge base & online community.
It will be interesting to watch this site grow.
FYI: Here’s my Medpedia profile.
“It is unacceptable in our society to not have the same quality of care for...”
– - Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Check out the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. You’ll find a few reports that just got added to my reading list:
Improving Quality and Achieving Equity:A Guide for Hospital Leaders
Assuring Healthcare Quality: A Healthcare...
IRS Nonprofit Hospital Study – Final Report →
The media (FierceHealthcare & Modern Healthcare) are emphasizing the CEO compensation piece of this new report.
I think this is a bigger story:
Results showed not all hospitals aided their communities equally. Roughly 60% of uncompensated care was provided by 14% of hospitals, and the same share of community benefits were provided by 9% of hospitals. - Modern Healthcare
This is not just...
The Octuplets: Balancing the Rights of Parents and... →
Ask and ye shall recieve.
Well, it hasn’t been printed in a scholarly journal, but the hot-topic of the California Octuplets has been addressed at the Hastings Center Bioethics Forum. I’m very glad I’ve found a blog that offers “Diverse Commentary on Issues in Bioethics.”
Barring any interruptions, I’ll be listening to Tom Murray, president of The Hastings...
World Day of the Sick
In the Catholic Church, February 11 is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. It also has been observed as World Day of the Sick.
At my hospital, a prayer service was held to mark the occasion. One of our chaplains authored a few fantastic prayers for the occasion and, with her permission, I offer one here:
Prayer for the Sick
God of hope and healing,
Be with those whose bodies burn with fever, ...
Is this the free part, or the fair part? →
One way of approaching the labor union issue in Catholic Hospitals - at Caritas Christi - presented by Paul Levy (CEO, BIDMC).
Doctor quits prison job over execution →
Citing AMA and other professional ethics policies, the Washington state physician says he was obligated to refuse even indirect supervision of capital punishment procedures.
(via) FierceHealthcare
Understanding and Applying the Ethical and... →
A new online learrning module for the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services is now live!
http://www.chausa.org/Erd/index.html
It stars Ron Hamel and is perfect for individual and/or group learning. It includes a great video summary of the ERDs that was produced a few years ago by CHA that we like to share with associates at my hospital.
Share it with your friends,...
A Simple Prayer
Here’s the prayer we prayed at the end of this reflection.
God of yesterday, today & tomorrow:
We thank you for the gift of this day and the opportunity to gather in this place. Bless our work as we lead our hospital in the future. Help us to be good stewards of our gift of time.
In your name, we pray: AMEN.
Octuplets: Eight times the ethical questions →
I’m looking forward to this story being addressed in a bioethics journal.
(via) cnn.com