Chaiken Archives

When in Crisis Mode, Let Everyone Follow the Data

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jun 1, 2020 | Analytics

[DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_SOCIAL_ICONS] COVID-19 turned the world turned upside down. The pandemic changed every part of my daily routine, limiting my trips to the grocery store, physically distancing me from family, friends, and colleagues, and forcing me to work from home....

Provider Road to Recovery: Phase 1

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | May 20, 2020 | Archives

The American Hospital Association estimates the lost revenue to hospitals from the pandemic to be $50.7 bil. per month or $202.6 bil. over the four-month period March 1 through June 30, 2020. Their estimates are based upon expected cancellations of patient services,...

From Snow to Achuff: Using Analytics to Drive Clinical Change

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Feb 26, 2020 | Analytics

John Snow, the English physician who removed the handle from the Broad Street pump and halted the 1854 London cholera epidemic, is considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology. His work led to fundamental changes in the water and waste system of London and...

Musings on Patient Safety, Processes, and HIT

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Aug 12, 2018 | Healthcare Policy

While working on a consulting project in Chile I connected with representatives from the Universidad Andres Bello who requested an interview to discuss my perspectives on patient safety and the role of processes and technology in delivering safe care. Here are...

Analytics: Act Like an EIS Officer

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Apr 30, 2018 | Analytics

If you lived in Milwaukee in early April 1993, you would have found an unusual sight in many of the pharmacies around town. Row after row of anti-diarrheal mediations were missing from shelves, bought up in a frenzy by citizens suffering from acute abdominal pain,...