dimecres, 17 de setembre del 2014

Some thoughts from the front line of a health care mega-merger




Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC is a board certified internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL, USA and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine.





By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC


Westby Fisher

"One day I was Jewish, the next day I was Advocate."


The senior cardiologist from NorthShore University HealthSystem who uttered this comment garnered a nervous laugh from everyone. While the ripple effects of the proposed mega-merger between two of the larger health care systems in Chicago, NorthShore University HealthSystem (my employer) and Advocate Health Care, remained unknown, the immediate anxiety among workers was palpable.


"What do you think, Dr. Fisher?"



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