Breaking News: AG Backs Hospital on Handling of Chief’s Relationship
Attorney General Martha Coakley has just released an 11-page letter to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center assessing the hospital’s handling of allegations that its popular chief, Dr. Paul Levy, had an inappropriate relationship with an employee, The Boston Herald and The Boston Globe have just reported. It’s a dry letter, but this section struck me as poignant:
Neither the record nor Mr. Levy dispute that he (i) failed to separate a professional and personal relationship with an employee ofthe Medical Center and BI- Needham that spanned many years and was known throughout these institutions; (ii) was alerted on numerous occasions by staff and Board chairs that he needed to take action to end either the personal relationship or the employment relationship; and (iii) failed to heed those warnings.
While the Division cannot measure the impact of these failures, the public attention, exposure and criticism which inevitably took place most certainly had a negative impact on the institution. Internally such actions may also have negative repercussions. Lines of authority and responsibility can become blurred. Decisions may become suspect and subject to differing interpretations.
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Mass. Health Plans Report: Payment Reform Won't Fix Prices
The latest Massachusetts Association of Health Plans annual report is out, and it offers some very colorful visual reminders of a point many in the state have been making: To stem the growth in health care costs, payment reform is … Read More
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