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Steven Lipstein on Hospitals

Dec 8, 2008
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
What's the Meaning of a Discount?
04:51 • 2min
3
The Cost of a Maternity Delivery
06:30 • 3min
4
Are You Bringing Your Own Orange Juice From Home?
09:35 • 3min
5
I Don't Think It's a Sore Throat
12:17 • 4min
6
Why Do We Need a $2,000 Deductible?
15:51 • 2min
7
Is There a Trade-Off?
18:13 • 3min
8
End of Life Care - Who Decides?
21:30 • 2min
9
Is the Average Person's Strong Suit in the Medical Industry?
23:28 • 3min
10
What's the Difference Between Profit and Nonprofit?
26:07 • 3min
11
The Role of Profit and Loss in a Non-Profit Hospital
29:20 • 5min
12
The Key Word Is Balance
34:07 • 2min
13
What's Driving Specialization?
36:08 • 5min
14
Why Do Specialists Make So Much More?
40:52 • 2min
15
The Importance of Having a Hospitalist
42:39 • 3min
16
The Role of Data and Making Decisions in the Hospital
45:48 • 5min
17
Do You See Improvements in Quality of Care?
51:00 • 2min
18
Are There Regulations That Keep You From Making Those Improvements?
52:36 • 2min
19
I'm a Big Believer in Personal Health Records and Electronic Health Records
54:45 • 2min
20
What's the Biggest Single Improvement in Medical Care?
56:17 • 5min
21
The American Health Care System Is a Major Impediment to Better Outcomes
01:01:19 • 2min
22
Econ Talk Podcast - Steve Lipstein, CEO of BJC Health Care
01:03:06 • 2min