tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post1848389841294072144..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: Dr. Chacko Comes to Lahey Clinicmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-15210556505656045142009-11-11T18:28:41.699-08:002009-11-11T18:28:41.699-08:00why is no one from the VA looking into this? Bob S...why is no one from the VA looking into this? Bob Shah, chacko (Pittsburgh) and William Arndt (now in Boston) all came together to the VA. They have a history tat started at Lahey which smells like rotten fish. Melham at Pittsburgh has had issues before Chacko got there with Radiology. Judy Feldman was the Chief Officer at Pitt. and now in NY expanding Radiology. Something stinks in radiology on the East Coast demanding an investigation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-52694322364113336622009-11-09T12:07:12.477-08:002009-11-09T12:07:12.477-08:00The Lahey management style is an arrogant blend of...The Lahey management style is an arrogant blend of indifference and platitudes. They think that popcorn and balloons on "colleague appreciation days" are all that is necessary. Even the "one minute manager" series would be too thorough an undertaking and way over their heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-10017724017335840982009-11-09T10:00:24.184-08:002009-11-09T10:00:24.184-08:00Lahey administration over the years has been very ...Lahey administration over the years has been very inept. On the one hand, Chacko goes unchecked for years and years. On the other hand, an excellent cardiologist (though sometimes a PIA) gets fired and smeared in sham review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-60383779987948797452009-11-06T15:31:24.771-08:002009-11-06T15:31:24.771-08:00No one pays attention to the corruption in Departm...No one pays attention to the corruption in Departments like Radiology, Pathology etc. where there is no direct patient-doctor interaction. I keep hearing about the corruption in Radiology across the VAs but no one seems looks into it. I can't believe Gen. Shinseki has done nothing to look into this matter at Pittsburgh. This should open his eyes and they should investigate Radiology departments across the US. I'm sure the corruption with equipment purchase and bad doctors on staff doesn't stop here!<br /><br />Mike, have you considered working with reporters at Washington Post or NY Times to do an expose on the hidden corruption in such places?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-33239389981114880902009-11-06T06:19:48.760-08:002009-11-06T06:19:48.760-08:00I know about the article. Go to any Lahey link in ...I know about the article. Go to any Lahey link in the article and it goes to said article.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-1057542883322562532009-11-06T05:06:47.544-08:002009-11-06T05:06:47.544-08:00Lahey has problems. It recently fired a cardiologi...Lahey has problems. It recently fired a cardiologist for being a whistle blower. Look at Wall street Journal article below<br /><br />http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/11/02/doctor-i-was-fired-for-fighting-hospitals-ties-to-medtronic/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-22848620541085655772009-11-05T15:57:03.385-08:002009-11-05T15:57:03.385-08:00The first time I met chacko she tried to soften me...The first time I met chacko she tried to soften me up by telling me that she knew some of the commanders I had worked for during one of my deployments. She had apparently done enough research on me to know something about me that took place several years before in another continent. I knew immediately that she was trying to disarm me, to no avail. Also my contacts in the military cautioned me to stay clear of her, which I did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com