Christina's Considerations

Re-energize in the National Parks

I just scratched off one of the items on my to-do list and feel really great about the accomplishment. I had a recent trip to Utah and visited Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, two magnificent examples of the power... Read more →

How to Prevent Picking Up Infections at Hospitals

I'm sometimes asked if I'll run guest posts and include my first one below. The posts need to relate to the topics of this blog and be an appropriate length. I hope you enjoy this one by Kat Sanders, who... Read more →

Impact of Pediatric Obesity on Hospital Costs

It really makes me sad when I see a child who is obese. Not one who is just a little overweight, but really obese. I'm sad because of the health problems that the child will face over their lifetime, unless... Read more →

Why should anyone be led by you?

A Harvard Business Review article shares its authors' findings of four qualities of great leaders that the authors found unexpected. However, I've always found that great leaders: 1) selectively reveal their weaknesses; 2) rely heavily on intuition to gauge the... Read more →

Santa Paula Hospital: A Success Story!

It is official, three years after its re-opening Santa Paula Hospital has not only met its goals, but exceeded them. Today's Ventura County Star article provides some of the details that we could see when I left in December. I'm... Read more →

Paperless health care? One hospital's long journey

My local paper had a great story from Associated Press the other day about Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and their journey towards a paperless medical record. They (correctly) see this transition as a process and not buying software and flipping... Read more →

LEAN Works for the workplace!

The CDC is helping workplaces to learn about obesity and the benefits of a lean workplace with their new site LEAN Works This effort comes in response to a study in 2000 that found the total cost (direct and indirect)... Read more →

Improving the Efficacy of an IT System

A year ago I was asked by a group of management students to participate in their Masters project. Their research on the impact of an IT implementation was published in the May/June issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management and... Read more →