I believe you should look for another blog to vent your frutrations. I admitted to you to having seen what you describe. I, myself have been the victim of some of these medical treatments, and, even as a hosptial CEO have advised people to seek legal counsel to “right what has been wronged.” I don’t appreciate you painting me with the same broad brush that you use for “all hospital administrator types.” You don’t know me, and don’t know what I have done and how hard I have fought as a patient advocate. Read, “Taking the Hell out of Healthcare.” I have seen CRIMES. I have worked to remove physicians, nurses, and other professionals from practicing in our facilities. altogether. I do believe that there is a crime rate in medicine just like there is in law and education. I am not like Alan Greenspan who said, “I can’t believe the greed.” Well, I can, and I”ve seen it. Some of the unnecessary deaths are from human mistakes, some are from stupid decisions, and some are from people doing things “for the money.” I do not think that I am all-seeing and do not dismiss the most fundamental problems as being problems. Thanks for your opinion.

After 22 years in hospital administration, I’ve seen it all, and when you embrace a movement like the one I’m proposing, the bullies, the creeps, and the negative people drop out because they don’t know how to function in an environment that is transparent, caring, and open. I feel your pain, and agree that, in every part of any BUSINESS there is a dark side lurking, but I’m not doing this to “make me feel good.” I’m doing it because I’ve done it, I’ve seen it, and I’ve lived it. It works. 10% of the staff and 10% of the docs moved on because the environment did not embrace their behavior. They went to the competitors and are the gift that keeps on giving.