I have had my issues with the NYT but this article on the shaky conclusions and self-dealing nature of the Dartmouth Atlas group knocks it out of the park.
www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/03dartmouth.html
Now the question is, what role does Don Berwick have in enabling the perpetuating the Dartmouth machine? Has he consulted for Dartmouth or any of it's holdings? Have they paid him any honoraria, covered his expenses for any event. Has he used his connections to open doors for them and did he get anything in return? We know he is close to the Wennbergs and others in the Dartmouth empire. The vice president of his own group, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement serves on the board of the Health Dialog funded Foundation for Informed Medical Decisionmaking.
The conflict of interest game is played both ways...
www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/03dartmouth.html
Now the question is, what role does Don Berwick have in enabling the perpetuating the Dartmouth machine? Has he consulted for Dartmouth or any of it's holdings? Have they paid him any honoraria, covered his expenses for any event. Has he used his connections to open doors for them and did he get anything in return? We know he is close to the Wennbergs and others in the Dartmouth empire. The vice president of his own group, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement serves on the board of the Health Dialog funded Foundation for Informed Medical Decisionmaking.
The conflict of interest game is played both ways...
