Ken showed us a way to start an interface of physicians and hospital executives, alerting physicians to the complexity of running a hospital and helping hospital executives feel more comfortable engaging practicing physicians. In addition, even though I have been in Hospital Administration for many years, I now have a better understanding of the complexities physicians face and how to communicate with them with their concerns more in mind.
Thomas Gagen, CEO Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
This Community Impact Interview of Dr. Kenneth Cohn from WFME Broadcasting aired June 6, 2009. The following four segments contain the complete interview.
Part 1:
Topics include:
why physicians struggle to make it these days
how Dr. Cohn’s being a cancer survivor changes the way he relates to patients
Part 2:
Topics include:
what is wrong with US healthcare
how we are all in this together
why the lines between doctors and administrators are blurring
Part 3:
Topics include:
the challenge of universal healthcare
Massachusetts healthcare issues
insurers in a difficult situation – there are no villains
Part 4:
Topics include:
next step: gathering all parties together in a public-private partnership
co-mentoring between administration and physicians