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
Video and slides excerpted from Surgeon Frustration: Possible Causes, Probable Solutions, Surgical Grand Rounds, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, April 12, 2006. Reproduced with permission.