As many of you know, Paul Levy, CEO of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is an avid blogger [2] who advocates for more transparency in healthcare (he even disclosed his own compensation package and asked folks to comment on whether they think he's overpaid [3]).
Anne Zieger, FierceHealthcare's senior editor who named Levy as one of nine people to watch in healthcare [4], recently talked with Levy about how his views on blogging have evolved over the years.
FierceHealthcare: So what do you think has been the net benefit to the hospital--or you--with having this ongoing relationship with the blog?
Paul Levy: I'd be hard-pressed to say that it's had any benefit to the hospital, per se; at least it's hard to measure that kind of thing.
Links:
[1] http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/2009/10/22/p988#more988
[2] http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/
[3] http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/2007/01/do-i-get-paid-too-much.html
[4] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/paul-levy-9-people-watch-healthcare/2009-09-19