tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post4792941435776014616..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: A "Safety-Net" Medical Center CEO Gets a Golden ParachuteRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-20483570074337741192009-09-30T11:37:19.865-04:002009-09-30T11:37:19.865-04:00Moviedoc, how do you define a "great health c...Moviedoc, how do you define a "great health care CEO?" In the case above, there is no reason to think the CEO is particularly bad, but she is leaving a hospital in financial distress. That does not suggest she was a "great CEO." Furthermore, if there any clear, valid metrics, I have not heard about them.<br /><br />Who said anything about reneging on a contract? But unlessRoy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-26979594130591082602009-09-27T02:05:44.889-04:002009-09-27T02:05:44.889-04:00You can call all you want, but the best CEO's ...You can call all you want, but the best CEO's will go for the dollars. I'd rather pay a great health care CEO that kind of money than a baseball player. And before decide to renege on the contract they might recall the Pied Piper.<br /><br />It was indeed a very long time ago when even docs, at least many of them, didn't exploit their situation for financial gain. That's part of moviedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617061594621924756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-43964506582734284772009-09-22T14:34:17.684-04:002009-09-22T14:34:17.684-04:00An extension of this behavior can be seen in the S...An extension of this behavior can be seen in the Sept. 19-20 WSJ article Health Officials' Salaries Draw Fire. Highlighted is Title 42 allowing the government to pay above government rates to secure "extraordinary individuals." Currently about 2,000 are considered "special consultants" with 378 earning over $191,000 in 2008, more than a cabinet secretary.<br /><br />Frank Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com