January 2002
Blue ribbon panel, Stanford release Nezhat findings
Stanford plan shared nationwide as a model for response to bioterrorism threats
Pill-sized camera tested at Stanford offers unique glimpse inside small intestines
Vice president of human resources named
'Advanced Access' program at two primary-care clinics cut waiting out of doctor visits
Patient Representative Associates play key role in Emergency Department
Anthrax threat slows DEA renewal process
SHC, LPCH employees donate PTO to Sept. 11 charity
PAST ISSUES
Settling in to his new position as vice president of the medical staff, neurologist Bruce Adornato foresees some tough challenges ahead for Stanford Hospital.
"The increasing costs and complexity of medical care make it harder to deliver excellent patient care and ensure accessibility, especially in the face of decreasing reimbursement and increased competition for dwindling resources," said Adornato, who will succeed current staff president Raymond Gaeta in two years. "We need to increase our efficiency and find ways to reduce costs without sacrificing quality."
Adornato pointed to online record keeping and the new physician order entry system as steps in the right direction. Revising the drug formulary and changing surgical operating hours are examples of other cost-savings methods.
Three new at-large members have been elected to the Stanford Hospital & Clinics Medical Board. They are:
- LAURA NICHOLSON, general internal medicine faculty member;
- STUART SCHLISSERMAN, community anesthesiologist; and
- DAVID SHIELDS, community physician in gastroenterology.
Their terms will last through Aug. 31, 2003.
Clinical chiefs, medical staff officers, deputy chiefs and select physician leaders sit on the 36-member board. According to board bylaws, five of the members must be elected at-large for two-year terms.
