... Printer-Friendly Version DR. KENNETH KIZER, "FATHER" OF THE MODERN ... HEALTH AWARD -- "Dr. Kizer took a system whose reputation was of ... modern medicine." Dr. Kenneth Kizer For more about Dr. Kenneth Kizer, use the VA Watchdog search engine ...------- Kizer to Be Presented With APHA's 2008 Award for Excellence KENNETH W. Kizer, MD, MPH, will receive ... Health Committee, in a letter nominating Kizer for the Award for Excellence. After working at VA, Kizer continued his efforts to improve the quality... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfoct08/nf100208-6.htm
... an entrenched bureaucracy: Kenneth W. Kizer. A former Navy diver, emergency ... and top health official in California, Kizer, 54, became the VA' ... Some even questioned its existence. But Kizer was intrigued. "I thought that ... were falling through the cracks," Kizer says. The good news was that ... treatment. Soon after taking over, Kizer summoned a dozen top managers for a ... care. One of the keys to Kizer's efforts was a deal he ... returned any savings to the VA. Kizer began bargaining hard with drug companies and ... 1,000 prescriptions a day. Kizer then used the savings from these changes... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAY 06/newsflash05-09-2006-8.htm
... AND MEDICINE -- Dr. Kenneth Kizer: The unprecedented survival rate of casualties ... of battlefront medical care Dr. Kenneth Kizer For more about Dr. Kenneth Kizer, use the VA Watchdog search engine ...sessearc h.php?q=kizer&op=and Story here. ...------- Kizer speaks on war and medicine JERRY LEE/The Stanford Daily Kenneth Kizer, former undersecretary of health at the ... U.S. healthcare system. Kizer was joined by Assistant Professor of Psychiatry ... was a Civil War invention,' Kizer said. 'Blood transfusion . .... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfoct08/nf103108-4.htm
... MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES -- Dr. Kenneth Kizer: "We see a future that ... the VA." Dr. Kenneth Kizer For more information about Dr. Kenneth Kizer, use the VA Watchdog search engine .../sessearch.php?q=kizer&op=and Story here. ... jeopardy, according to Dr. Kenneth Kizer, undersecretary for health at Veterans Affairs ... fixed the broken health care system. Kizer now serves on the independent Commission on ... bright for the VA," said Kizer, speaking at a forum in Washington ...-making down the road," Kizer said. For that reason, the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf011708-6.htm
... SHOULD GO Study by Dr. Kenneth Kizer says the Pentagon should ban smoking in ... Org ... Dr. Kenneth Kizer is known as the father of the modern VA. Kizer helped develop and implement the VA' ... into the modern world. Now, Kizer has done a study that says it ..." she said. Dr. Ken Kizer, the author of the study, ... military sends very mixed signals," Kizer said. "This is what' ... military, Pentagon, Dr. Kenneth Kizer click for more information -- a ... --Study by Dr.Kenneth Kizer says the Pentagon should ban smoking in... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjul09/nf071409-5.htm
...-1990s, Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer, then the VA's Health Under ...records system in the U.S. Kizer also decentralized decision-making, closed underused ... system work for the patient," says Kizer, now director of the National Quality Forum ... willing to allocate to veterans' care. Kizer complains that budget allocations did not keep pace ... once hobbled the organization has been streamlined. Kizer ended Washington's centralized decision-making ... says Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin, Kizer's successor as Under Secretary for Health ...'s called, is an extension of Kizer's plan to transform the VA from... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JUL 06/newsflash07-13-2006-1.htm
7. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 12-01-06 #4nf120106-4.htm
... on the role of Dr. Kenneth Kizer and Vista software. Story here. ... is not working. Dr. Ken Kizer's work with the Veteran' ... organization . . . " How did Kizer do it? Where others saw a hopelessly bloated and ineffective government organization, Kizer said, "I thought that it ... enhanced and expanded; to do this Kizer needed funding. He negotiated a special ... In addition to the Vista system, Kizer encouraged individuals to come up with solutions ... 1988, during a regular review meeting Kizer was told about an initiative at a ... would work for the VA. Ken Kizer went to Topeka, and what he... http://www.vawatchdog.org/nfDEC06/nf120106-4.htm
... ago. In 1994, Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, became the VA ... traditional focus on inpatient care. Dr. Kizer established hundreds of outpatient clinics to provide most ... had a primary care physician, Dr. Kizer said. By 1998, more than 80 ... population and to measure quality, Dr. Kizer pushed the department to develop a universal electronic ... health plans. Not all of Dr. Kizer's reforms were initially embraced by VA ... he directs, another legacy of Dr. Kizer, has succeeded in doing what many thought ... condition as they should be, Dr. Kizer said. The average building is more than... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf120507-6.htm
... A NEW MISSION -- DR. KENNETH KIZER WANTS TO MAKE MEDICAL HISTORY AGAIN Most veterans ... the name...Dr. Kenneth Kizer...but we all owe him a debt of gratitude. Dr. Kizer was tapped by President Bill Clinton to " ... of medical excellence. Now, Dr. Kizer has new plans...Story here .../13254906.htm Quote of note: Kizer just announced that he would be leaving the ... What's interesting is that Dr. Kizer sees the wisdom of open-source software ...htm Here is more info on Dr. Kizer and the radical and wonderful changes he brought... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes/newsflash11-25-2005-3.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-14-2007 #5 -- USING ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORDS TO GET DATA ON ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS -- VA is leading the way as the private healthcare sector seeks better solutions.nf021407-5.htm
... information in close to real time," says Kenneth Kizer, a physician who is chairman of the board ... Systems Corp., a clinical information systems developer. Kizer is also former president and CEO of the National ... in the Veterans Affairs Department from 1994 to 1999, Kizer promoted using health IT to improve quality and safety ... would not be necessary to conduct the needed surveillance, Kizer says. Instead, he says an effective sentinel ... could accrue in a short period of time," Kizer says. While the VA conducts its own adverse ... but I think most people view it as anemic, Kizer says. "Certainly, the completeness of reporting... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf021407-5.htm
