What Patients Really Want: Poll Results
We always learn a lot when we ask people to provide us with their input, rather than making assumptions about what they want, and there was so much to learn from my most recent poll, in which I was...
View ArticleDr. Chai: ‘It’s the whole team that works together’
We are exceptionally proud of Dr. Andrew Chai of St. Luke’s Idaho Cardiology Associates. Dr. Chai recently passed an examination and became the only Idaho cardiologist who is board-certified in...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s Internal Medicine and TEAMwork: ‘I want it to be the best possible …’
TEAMwork works, and St. Luke’s Clinic Internal Medicine (SLIM) Parkcenter has proven just how powerful it can be. TEAMwork is St. Luke’s application of lean principles. It’s our management operating...
View Article‘Willing to try new ideas …’
Editor’s note: My article that follows originally appeared as a column in the Idaho Statesman’s Business Insider last month. The problems with the American health care system include fragmentation...
View ArticleSt. Lukes and Barnes & Noble Throw Dr. Seuss a Party
As a doting grandfather and guest reader for our annual “Reading is Good Medicine” event, I had my hands full Saturday. It was my great joy to be included in the reader lineup for our sixth annual...
View ArticleUpdate on the FTC Investigation: a Disappointment, but No Deterrent to Right...
I am writing with an update on the investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Idaho Attorney General’s Office. We learned late yesterday that the FTC and the AG have decided to file a...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s Outpatient Pharmacies Advance Patient Safety and Care
While picking up a prescription recently, I had the opportunity to tour our St. Luke’s Boise pharmacy and talk to staff members who, I was delighted to discover, are incorporating our vision and...
View ArticlePublic Health: ‘The prognosis for accountable care … is excellent!’
Since 1995, the first full week in April has been National Public Health Week, providing the American Public Health Association and other organizations the opportunity to bring attention to health...
View ArticlePatient Activation: ‘How do we turn the tables?’
Watch this short video to learn more about patient empowerment. Read more ›(Read more...)Categories: Dr. Pate's Prescription for ChangeTags: Accountable CareBest PracticesDr. David PateDr. Patehealth...
View ArticleQualis Awards Spotlight Great St. Luke’s Work
Two clinical improvement initiatives from St. Luke’s were recognized by Qualis Health, the well-known care management organization that oversees quality for the Medicare program in our region, at the...
View ArticleThe Obesity-Cancer Connection, and What Can be Done About It
Dr. Dan Zuckerman, whose writing appears below, is an outstanding oncologist and one of our outstanding physician leaders at St. Luke’s. I was talking to him about my concerns about the epidemic of...
View ArticleQualis Awards Spotlight Great St. Luke’s Work
Two clinical improvement initiatives from St. Luke’s were recognized by Qualis Health, the well-known care management organization that oversees quality for the Medicare program in our region, at the...
View ArticleSix Care Basics for National Women’s Health Week
This is National Women’s Health Week and I have asked one of our St. Luke’s physician leaders, Dr. Laura McGeorge, to be my guest blogger this week on some of the key health issues for women. St....
View ArticleThe Healthcare Crisis: ‘An honest and courageous look …’
Editor’s note: My article that follows originally appeared as a column under another title in the Idaho Statesman’s Business Insider in February. Subsequent edits account for our current use on the...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s Stroke Team Educates, Prepares for Magic Valley Certification
Each year, about 700,000 new or recurrent strokes occur in the United States, killing about 150,000 people. That’s one stroke every 45 seconds, and one stroke death every three to four minutes. About...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s New ICU Approach Speeds Healing, Soothes Frayed Family Nerves
Sometimes, it’s the simplest innovations that are the most meaningful. And sometimes those same innovations are met with disbelief. At St. Luke’s, I am thrilled that we are not just talking about...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s Early Learning When it Comes to Population Health
Editor’s note: The following report first appeared in the mid-May “Gary’s Take” newsletter from St. Luke’s Health System Chief Operating Officer Gary Fletcher for St. Luke’s employees. More and more...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s Delivers ‘Superlative’ Outcomes for Pancreatitis Patients
We often hear that health care in the U.S. costs more and delivers poorer outcomes than other industrialized countries. Here is a case where St. Luke’s in Idaho is delivering higher value health care...
View ArticleHow to Fix Health Care in Three (Really Difficult) Steps
Editor’s note: The article that follows originally appeared in the Idaho Statesman’s Business Insider in May. I often am asked how health care can be reformed. Here is St. Luke’s approach. I think it’s...
View ArticleNational Men’s Health Week a Chance to Take Stock
It’s National Men’s Health Week, and Father’s Day Sunday. Us dads always need new ties! Most importantly, we need our health. A lot of people count on us. I have asked Dr. Steve Montamat to share what...
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