Christina's Considerations

UCLA Hospital - Moving Day!

The long awaited moving day for the Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center came and ended today by noon -- much sooner than expected! I was an observer and will post on some of the highlights later in the week. The... Read more →

Satisfied Patients and the Bottom Line

I really like the magazine Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare and highly recommend it to anyone working in healthcare. The March/April 2008 issue included an article Satisfied Patients Lower Risk and Improve the Bottom Line that really ties customer service... Read more →

Effective Managers are Not in Control

I received a book as a gift from my sister-in-law recently titled "Management of the Absurd" and was immediately intrigued. So, I started reading and got as far as Chapter 5 where the writer, Richard Farson, explains that "effective leaders... Read more →

Restoring the New Canal Lighthouse

My aunt sent me an email with a link to a contest to put new Jeld Win doors and windows on a deserving American lighthouse. Of course I voted for the lighthouse I've seen the most in my lifetime --... Read more →

New UCLA Hospital ... of the future!

Earlier this week I tour the new, but yet unopened, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and want to share some of the design features that most impressed me. A decontamination room right inside the ambulance bay with a door into... Read more →

A New Federal HIT Strategic Plan

The HHS and the Office of the National Coordinator recently released a new Federal Health IT strategic plan and a summary for 2008 - 2012 at http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/resources/reports.html. The plan includes two main goals, patient-focused health care and population health. These... Read more →