Comments on: Kaiser refuses to take its medicine http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/10/26/kaiser-refuses-to-take-its-medicine/ Kaiser Permanente: Failure to Thrive -- A Managed Care Watch Web Site Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:55:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: anonymous http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/10/26/kaiser-refuses-to-take-its-medicine/#comment-24830 anonymous Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:24:07 +0000 http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/10/26/kaiser-refuses-to-take-its-medicine/#comment-24830 $25,000. That's missing a couple of zeros, isn't it? $25,000. That’s missing a couple of zeros, isn’t it?

]]> By: James http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/10/26/kaiser-refuses-to-take-its-medicine/#comment-23674 James Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:25:54 +0000 http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/10/26/kaiser-refuses-to-take-its-medicine/#comment-23674 Did you read that the child was sent to another hospital instead of Kaiser and after he stabilized he was sent back to Kaiser and that's when he was killed. I cannot imagine the pain and suffering that family went through before their child died---let alone the pain of knowing your child was killed because of a medical error. God. Did you read that the child was sent to another hospital instead of Kaiser and after he stabilized he was sent back to Kaiser and that’s when he was killed. I cannot imagine the pain and suffering that family went through before their child died—let alone the pain of knowing your child was killed because of a medical error. God.

]]> By: Admin http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/10/26/kaiser-refuses-to-take-its-medicine/#comment-23634 Admin Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:34:20 +0000 http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/10/26/kaiser-refuses-to-take-its-medicine/#comment-23634 If only. Kaiser will pay its lawyers more than that to weasel its way out of paying the fine. Justen Deal has been writing an entertaining series of posts on <a href="http://www.justendeal.com/blog/category/kaiser-permanente/succession/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Who Will Be Kaiser Permanente's Next CEO?</a> Check it out. If only.

Kaiser will pay its lawyers more than that to weasel its way out of paying the fine.

Justen Deal has been writing an entertaining series of posts on Who Will Be Kaiser Permanente’s Next CEO? Check it out.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/10/26/kaiser-refuses-to-take-its-medicine/#comment-23633 Samantha Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:48:44 +0000 http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/10/26/kaiser-refuses-to-take-its-medicine/#comment-23633 Just was reading about Merrill Lynch firing its CEO. If only Kaiser had a board that was responsible to Kaiser members, like Merrill Lynch's board is accountable to its shareholders. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/business/28merrill.html If only this were true at Kaiser too. Kaiser Permanente Reported Ready to Dismiss Head Capping a tumultuous two years that included a series of patient safety and health care quality fines and controversies, the board of Kaiser Permanente has reached a broad consensus that George C. Halvorson, the chairman and chief executive of the firm, will not remain in his position, according to people briefed on the discussions. Details remain to be worked out, including who will take over and what the timing of Mr. Halvorson's departure will be. But brewing unhappiness within the HMO and expressions of discontent that have been conveyed to the board from Kaiser Permanente employees suggest how serious the situation is and how quickly the board may feel the need to move. How many more fines have to be levied before somebody notices that $25,000 is peanuts for a company that makes $35,000,000,000? Just was reading about Merrill Lynch firing its CEO. If only Kaiser had a board that was responsible to Kaiser members, like Merrill Lynch’s board is accountable to its shareholders.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/business/28merrill.html

If only this were true at Kaiser too.

Kaiser Permanente Reported Ready to Dismiss Head

Capping a tumultuous two years that included a series of patient safety and health care quality fines and controversies, the board of Kaiser Permanente has reached a broad consensus that George C. Halvorson, the chairman and chief executive of the firm, will not remain in his position, according to people briefed on the discussions.

Details remain to be worked out, including who will take over and what the timing of Mr. Halvorson’s departure will be. But brewing unhappiness within the HMO and expressions of discontent that have been conveyed to the board from Kaiser Permanente employees suggest how serious the situation is and how quickly the board may feel the need to move.

How many more fines have to be levied before somebody notices that $25,000 is peanuts for a company that makes $35,000,000,000?

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