During the weekend, the Greeley Tribune published a package of staff-written news articles and guest editorials that focused on health care in Greeley and Weld County. I was asked to write a guest editorial that looked at the future of Poudre Valley Health System’s involvement there. Simply put, the future is exciting and full of [...]
Archive for the ‘Physician integration’ Category
Larimer County Medical Society meeting: Doctor of the year and a look ahead
Posted in Healthcare reform, Physician integration, Uncategorized, tagged Caplan and Earnest, estes park medical center, Krishna Murthy, larimer county medical society, North Colorado Medical Center, poudre valley health system, Robb Austin, Rotary International, Sharon Caulfield, Sheldon Stadnyk on December 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I was pleased to attend and be a part of the program at The Larimer County Medical Society annual meeting on December 15. Congratulations to incoming President Bob Benz, M.D., for putting together a great meeting and in his new position. Great job organizing that meeting. There are two parts of the meeting I would [...]
ACHE Central Texas Chapter
Posted in Aging population, Healthcare reform, Physician integration, tagged Accountable Care Organization, American College of Healthcare Executives, Central Texas ACHE Chapter, Clinical integration, University of Texas on August 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
As I have discussed, last spring I had the honor of a career when I was elected to serve as the Chairman Elect of the American College of Healthcare Executives. I would never have dared believe that I could have such an exciting opportunity. One of the highlights of this experience is the chance to [...]
PVHS robotics and the Rocky Mountain Showdown
Posted in Patient safety, Patient satisfaction, Physician integration, tagged robot, robotics, surgical robot, surgical robotics, telemedicine on August 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Over the past few months there have been interesting advertisements in Northern Colorado about expertise and robotic surgery. To be honest, some of the claims amuse me because organizations which have done relatively few robotic surgeries have proclaimed themselves expert in the specialty. So, what should you know about robotic surgery in Northern Colorado? The [...]
Why PVHS is collaborating with Longmont United Hospital on an I-25 campus
Posted in Healthcare reform, Patient satisfaction, Physician integration, tagged CO, collaboration, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Frederick, Interstate 25, Longmont Times-Call, Longmont United Hospital, Neil Bertrand, Pam Brock on August 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Several area newspapers included stories today about Poudre Valley Health System collaborating with Longmont United Hospital to build a medical campus along Interstate 25 in Frederick. This is another example of PVHS and, in this case LUH, looking proactively at the future of health care under healthcare reform. That future will include less revenue for [...]
More reflections: The future of Poudre Valley Health System and Greeley Medical Clinic
Posted in Awards, Greeley Medical Clinic, Healthcare reform, Magnet, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Patient satisfaction, Physician integration, tagged Greeley Medical Clinic, Healthcare reform, Magnet Award, North Colorado Medical Center on July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In my last post I offered some thoughts that had been on my mind relative to the growth of Poudre Valley Health System over the past many years, and more specifically, the recent surge during the past few months. I have a few more: Walking through Greeley Medical Clinic last Friday I was reminded of [...]
Reflections on a changing Poudre Valley Health System
Posted in Greeley Medical Clinic, Patient satisfaction, Physician integration, Quality improvement, tagged Employee engagement, employees, Greeley Medical Clinic, health, health care, healthcare, Healthcare reform, Patient satisfaction, physicians collaboration, poudre valley health system, pvhs, rulon stacey on July 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Our partnership with the Greeley Medical Clinic has given me a lot of opportunity to reflect on all that has happened at PVHS during the last 15 years. Human Resources VP Patti Oakes told me this week that one year ago PVHS had about 4,200 employees, and today we are pushing 5,500 people, with about [...]
Article comments highlight healthcare debate
Posted in Aging population, Awards, Corporate accountability, Greeley Medical Clinic, Healthcare reform, LEED, Magnet, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Patient safety, Patient satisfaction, Physician integration, Quality improvement, tagged healthcare charges, Healthcare costs, Loveland Reporter-Herald, Poudre Valley Cancer Care, Tom Hacker on July 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
There is an interesting article by Tom Hacker in the July 15 edition of The Loveland Reporter-Herald. I will let you click the link to the story. I would be interested in any thoughts on this article and others recently published on the topic. I will say that as I read the online edition of [...]
Greeley Medical Clinic Here!
Posted in Greeley Medical Clinic, Healthcare reform, Patient safety, Patient satisfaction, Physician integration, Quality improvement, Uncategorized, tagged Dan Zenk, Greeley, Healthcare reform, North Colorado Medical Center, Northern Colorado Business Report, Northern Colorado Medicine, rulon stacey, Troy Simon on July 13, 2010 | 11 Comments »
As of today The Greeley Medical Clinic became the largest component of the Poudre Valley Medical Group (PVMG), the fastest growing medical group in Northern Colorado. We are so excited to have these quality physicians, providers, staff members and the entire team who have spent 77 years making GMC the premier multi-specialty group in Northern [...]
Eyes from around the world turn toward PVHS
Posted in Awards, Employee engagement, Healthcare reform, Hospital errors, International Patient Safety Collaborative, Magnet, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Physician integration, Quality improvement, Talent Management, tagged Asia Pacific Healthcare, Healthcare reform, international healthcare, Kevin Unger, poudre valley health system on July 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Hello, all! I am Kevin Unger, president and CEO of Poudre Valley Hospital … and I’m temporarily hijacking Rulon’s blog to share an experience I had yesterday (July 8), which is actually today (July 9) in Fort Collins. I am in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and I lost a day by crossing the international date line. (I know [...]
