tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post8716350996719199580..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: Propping a Psychopath: The Cone of Silencemike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-67033179283516952182009-12-07T00:50:38.845-08:002009-12-07T00:50:38.845-08:00Toxic bosses are a huge problem that don't hav...Toxic bosses are a huge problem that don't have easy solutions. It is important that people keep talking about it and coming up with new ways to fight back. Managerial bullying is an epidemic in our society - right on Provocateur for shedding some light on this important issue!<br />For more info, check out www.workplacewhisperer.caS.Van Maarionhttp://www.workplacewhisperer.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-62864197227601404012009-09-23T22:25:06.095-07:002009-09-23T22:25:06.095-07:00Rate Dr. Anna Chacko anonymously at www.eBossWatch...Rate Dr. Anna Chacko anonymously at www.eBossWatch.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-79057055443983926012009-09-20T06:03:17.832-07:002009-09-20T06:03:17.832-07:00When she goes from best friend to worst enemy, thi...When she goes from best friend to worst enemy, things actually happen in her own sick mind, insane imagination, and may be crazy dreams. Another proof of a psychopath personality. Only she hears, sees,and imagines things, then it becomes her reality. I may also add that her paranoia makes her react to her brain's storms, and destroys everything on her path.<br />Very strange, but an excellent case study.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-904665625246227222009-09-19T14:55:29.871-07:002009-09-19T14:55:29.871-07:00How a radiologist explained Chacko's personali...How a radiologist explained Chacko's personality to me a couple of years ago: "She could be your best friend one day and your worst enemy the next with nothing having occurred inbetween."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-61889619991890725222009-09-19T13:50:48.317-07:002009-09-19T13:50:48.317-07:00I can tell you about all of my visitors, which is ...I can tell you about all of my visitors, which is also publicly available. In any case, I get frequent hits from the VA system though the VA, I believe, uses a central server. As such, I don't know how many are from the Pittsburgh VA. I can tell you my sources within the Pittsburgh VA tell me that I have been well read. There's also some hits from all over Montana, though I haven't noticed any from the St. James server.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-67475397981522967692009-09-19T13:25:46.741-07:002009-09-19T13:25:46.741-07:00Siemens has had some bribery issues. I wonder whet...Siemens has had some bribery issues. I wonder whether Chacko's name ever comes up in court documents for Siemens?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-25691756135381077442009-09-19T13:15:12.663-07:002009-09-19T13:15:12.663-07:00You need someone from industry to come forward wit...You need someone from industry to come forward with documents that prove wrong-doing. <br /><br />Mike Volpe mentioned frequent hits from Lahey. If he can tell us, are there frequent hits from Butte and Pittsburgh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-20930009204288545942009-09-19T08:02:19.026-07:002009-09-19T08:02:19.026-07:00The reply to "anonymous" who says "...The reply to "anonymous" who says "that radiologists, in general, are constantly buying new, expensive equipment and often have preferred vendors" may be true, but buying exclusively from one vendor (here GE), despite newer and better technologies offered by other vendors,should raise suspisions. There are evidence of kickbacks, and "bribes" from other vendors to make Dr Chacko look at their equipment, and may be switch from exclusive GE. You just need to ask the right people. I'd say Phillips!!?? <br />This director of radiology (Chacko)has NO idea about anything. She knows nothing about equipments. She follows orders from her GE "handlers" then dictates to the institution the verbatum list of what to buy, as it is handed down to her by her GE masters. She has NO logic thinking process of what the department needs, plans or future direction. She can easily fool the "unsuspected" hospital administrators, and has to get rid of anyone who opposes her suggestions or raise any questions about any potential purchase, out of her way. This way, she can have a free hand and an "open field" to serve her masters, her GE masters and pimps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-24221355642581511682009-09-19T07:30:48.361-07:002009-09-19T07:30:48.361-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-86241274724579560182009-09-18T12:31:59.106-07:002009-09-18T12:31:59.106-07:00I think everyone makes good points. I will say tha...I think everyone makes good points. I will say that I am only getting started. I receive a lot of evidence and I don't always share all of it, and I am not a prosecutor. I believe that I have shown overwhelming evidence that something is very wrong and that it warrants a formal investigation.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-34981934849596241302009-09-18T12:09:38.912-07:002009-09-18T12:09:38.912-07:00Also, in theory, a director of radiology would kno...Also, in theory, a director of radiology would know better than her subordinates what is state of the art and needed. You would probably need a peer of Chacko's stature to determine whether the purchases were justified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-28570825976224580342009-09-18T12:05:12.489-07:002009-09-18T12:05:12.489-07:00I agree with your likely conclusions in the court ...I agree with your likely conclusions in the court of public opinion, but these are chicken droppings in a court of law. Also, radiology machines ARE expensive; you can spend 1 or 2 million very quickly to get a new CT machine, etc. For everything this woman does there is a plausible other explanation. She may have gotten rid of radiology managers because she is simply a control freak but not necessarily corrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-82346051357500358382009-09-18T11:44:19.869-07:002009-09-18T11:44:19.869-07:00I agree with the last comment though I address tha...I agree with the last comment though I address that issue more fully in this piece.<br /><br />http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2009/09/introduction-i-have-featured-several.html<br /><br />Not every radiologists orchestrates the removal of a radiology manager, the person that would be in charge of purchasing new equipment.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-22263996843418175432009-09-18T09:49:34.039-07:002009-09-18T09:49:34.039-07:00A potential problem with your investigation is tha...A potential problem with your investigation is that radiologists, in general, are constantly buying new, expensive equipment and often have preferred vendors. You would have to prove that the purchases were unnecessary and/or there was linkage to a payback. Usually purchases are a sign that the radiologist is keeping up with the field and wants an up-to-date department. The ability to buy expensive equipment is also a sign of prestige within a hospital.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-62782984740835633262009-09-18T07:18:48.903-07:002009-09-18T07:18:48.903-07:00Here is a Chacko-ism: "don't steal from ...Here is a Chacko-ism: "don't steal from my rice bowl!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-39997708054813039052009-09-17T18:53:06.599-07:002009-09-17T18:53:06.599-07:00The big question is how do you prove the kickbacks...The big question is how do you prove the kickbacks? You need a smoking gun...everything else is speculation and guess-work. She won't go to jail just for being nasty or unpopular. Probably someone from industry would have to come forward with proof of payoffs. If cash, this would be hard to trace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-2872611994478921562009-09-17T18:48:03.171-07:002009-09-17T18:48:03.171-07:00Mike, There are literally hundreds of people who a...Mike, There are literally hundreds of people who are reading your Blog and are very grateful that there is someone out there who is a voice for them. Don't give up. Don't let the "cone of silence" wear you down. People have been and will continue to come forward. Sink your teeth into this story and draw it out like venom. The proper authorities will hopefully step in soon. We appreciate what you are doing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-71493576700439436172009-09-17T15:05:37.812-07:002009-09-17T15:05:37.812-07:00I agree that this story is fascinating but let'...I agree that this story is fascinating but let's not forget that real people were affected and real lives were affected.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-36584323510680194342009-09-17T14:10:32.495-07:002009-09-17T14:10:32.495-07:00This is a wonderful blog with so many angles. Prob...This is a wonderful blog with so many angles. Probably worthy of a book--there is health care, corruption, the military, the VA, hospital politics, HR, lawyers, sex, an ethnic minority, questions of good and evil, big business, lawsuits, and grudges!! Could be made into a movie--I'd like to see how Meryl Streep can transform herself into Chacko.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-76704581425179376252009-09-17T08:32:20.839-07:002009-09-17T08:32:20.839-07:00I suspect Chacko is a trickster who moves too fast...I suspect Chacko is a trickster who moves too fast. Someone like Jesse Cole would have no reason NOT to warn off future employers. He probably had no way of knowing where she was going next. Also, couldn't the VA have done a simple web search of Chacko? There was already a fair amount of bad stuff in the Montana Standard. Where there's smoke, there's fire.<br /><br />Lahey may have been remiss, but I bet the VA was also a bit lazy on this assuming the whole appointment was not just fixed and political anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-23828891820159350552009-09-17T07:42:30.777-07:002009-09-17T07:42:30.777-07:00Usually one place can tell another place that a wo...Usually one place can tell another place that a worker is bad news without necessarily spelling everything out. One can only guess, but I wouldn't be surprised if Chacko snows any new place with her charm and intelligence and also claims victimization at the earlier places, i.e., don't ask them anything because they are biased against me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-76117263137747881252009-09-17T06:28:29.231-07:002009-09-17T06:28:29.231-07:00well, if BU, ST. James in Butte, and the Pittsburg...well, if BU, ST. James in Butte, and the Pittsburgh VA, all failed to call her former employers to find out what her time there was like shame on them, however I have a hard time believing that all three hospitals failed to call her former employers.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-53678157891910467732009-09-17T05:38:06.721-07:002009-09-17T05:38:06.721-07:00Another point is I doubt Lahey was asked to give a...Another point is I doubt Lahey was asked to give a character reference for Chacko as she hopped quickly from one place to another. <br /><br />This is a bit different from whether you follow her around and provide negative information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-32858612492487244512009-09-17T03:57:43.156-07:002009-09-17T03:57:43.156-07:00I am a worker at Lahey Clinic. I never met Chacko...I am a worker at Lahey Clinic. I never met Chacko but had heard she was an awful Jeckyl and Hyde character. <br /><br />Lahey is a rather conservative place with a lot of information closely held. I suspect many of the Lahey readers enjoy the gossip but don't really know what Chacko did or how she did it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com