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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: September 28, 1999 10:43 PM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Sent letter to Kathy on high cost of medical mistakes.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Amy Interviewing for Job Outside Education
3...Kathy Back from Vacation in France
4...Birthday Trip to Las Vegas???
5...Responded - 25th Birthday is a Milestone


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CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
Kathy and Amy
Medical Practice Requires Records
Amy Welch

0605 -    ..
0606 - Summary/Objective
0607 -
060701 - Follow up ref SDS 14 0000, ref SDS 12 0000.
060702 -
060703 - Sent ref DIT 1 0001 letting Kathy know that Doctor Boulris has
060704 - indicated willingness to try Synvisc, which Kathy brought forward in
060705 - her letter, ref DRP 1 0001, received on 990719. ref SDS 12 9894
060706 -
060707 - The letter is actually sent to Amy's email address, and I ask her to
060708 - help Kathy get the letter off the web.
060709 -
060710 - This follows up ref DIP 2 to Kathy on 990728. ref SDS 14 0001.
060711 -
060712 - Linked to record on 990925 that reviews the report from Doctor
060713 - Boulris. ref SDS 17 3955
060714 -
060715 - Linked to record on 990915 showing Jeanne Bradley's help coordinating
060716 - use of Com Metrics at Kaiser. ref SDS 15 0001
060717 -
060718 -
060719 -  ..
060720 - Amy Interviewing for Job Outside Education
060721 -
060722 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Amy with news about her career and 25th
060723 - birthday.
060724 -
060725 - Amy got an offer to perform background checks on people who have
060726 - applied to work for the US government in highly secure positions.
060727 - She did not take the offer because the terms were inadequate.
060728 - ..
060729 - Amy interviewed with the Department of Consumer Affairs, Office
060730 - of Examination Resources, to develop State licensing tests. She likes
060731 - the scope of work, but has determined the boss seems like a "jerk."
060732 - ref DRT 1 2352
060733 -
060734 -     [On 991103 Amy took this assignment. ref SDS 18 0001]
060735 -
060736 - Amy has had two interviews with the Child Abuse Prevention Council to
060737 - be Program Analyst, which includes admin support for a retired Judge
060738 - developing research projects to determine ways to prevent Child Abuse
060739 - Deaths.
060740 - ..
060741 - She would be organizing meetings, taking minutes, and writing
060742 - lots of letters. ref DRT 1 5184
060743 -
060744 -     Amy expects the position would provide political experience.
060745 -
060746 -        This is extremely valuable, and may outweigh all other
060747 -        considerations, depending upon the level of exposure.
060748 -
060749 -     She is reluctant about doing "grunt" work.
060750 -
060751 -        Let's assume this refers to organizing meetings, taking notes,
060752 -        and writing lots of letters, ref DRT 1 5184, similar to
060753 -        coordination performed by Jeanne Bradley at Kaiser, commended
060754 -        in my letter, ref DIP 4 0001, sent on 990915, ref SDS 15 0001
060755 -
060756 -        On 990525 engineers and middle managers don't like detailed
060757 -        management. ref SDS 5 0966
060758 -
060759 -        On 990625 Fortune reports CEOs fail because they don't execute
060760 -        detailed management tasks, ref SDS 8 7344 and, ref SDS 8 1024,
060761 -        because of "psyche." ref SDS 8 4914
060762 -
060763 -        So, the entire food chain from CEO to Program Analyst/Admin
060764 -        Assistant, does not feel like performing management tasks, as
060765 -        reported on 990625. ref SDS 8 2055
060766 -
060767 -        Amy seems to want to perform Program Analysis, but doesn't want
060768 -        to develop the record that makes analysis effective, as set out
060769 -        in the NWO... paper. ref OF 3 2536  This makes her good CEO
060770 -        material.
060771 -
060772 -        Amy may be concerned that the amount of management would not
060773 -        leave time for effective "program analysis."  This is a
060774 -        resource issue.  If there is more work than one person can do,
060775 -        hire another person.  Get an assistant; use tools that help
060776 -        perform work quicker and accurately.
060777 -
060778 -     ..
060779 -     Amy is preparing to submit a constructive response, in the
060780 -     event of an offer.
060781 -
060782 -        "Being prepared" is a huge step toward effective management, as
060783 -        reported on 960205, ref SDS 3 5222, 950327, but "preparing"
060784 -        requires analysis of meeting notes and writing letters.  This
060785 -        is the crux of the problem cited by Henry Kissinger about
060786 -        "Alice in Wonderland" management reviewed on 940609.
060787 -        ref SDS 1 4238
060788 -
060789 -
060790 -
060791 -
060792 -  ..
060793 - Kathy Back from Vacation in France
060794 -
060795 - Amy reports her mom has just returned from a vacation in France, and
060796 - reports the trip was a great success. ref DRT 1 5576
060797 -
060798 -
060799 -
060800 -  ..
060801 - Birthday Trip to Las Vegas???
060802 -
060803 - Tomorrow Amy is going to Las Vegas for several days until Saturday, so
060804 - this sounds like a birthday trip. ref DRT 1 2117
060805 -
060806 - Her birthday is 991004, which has been showing up in the system for
060807 - several weeks now.
060808 -
060809 - She is excited about being 25.
060810 -
060811 -
060812 -
060813 -  ..
060814 - Responded - 25th Birthday is a Milestone
060815 -
060816 - Sent ref DIT 2 0001 saying happy birthday, and congratulating Amy on
060817 - both reaching a milestone in life, and on her accomplishments, as
060818 - evidenced by the job offers she is considering. ref SDS 0 3066
060819 -
060820 - Linked at ref DIT 2 8085 the letter to Andrea Gerlin on medical
060821 - mistakes, ref DIP 3 0001, prepared on 990924. ref SDS 16 3922
060822 -
060823 -
060824 -
060825 -
060826 -
060827 -
0609 -