Health Care Professionals and Trainees Finally Provoked to Resist - Cleveland Clinic Protest of CEO ' s Acquiescence to Trump ' s Muslim Travel Ban

We frequently discuss theanechoic effect, the failure of cases illustrating problems withconcentration and abuse of power, unethical andcorrupt behavior, and faulty leadership and governance in health care to generate much public discussion, much less outrage.  In particular, physicians and other health care professionals seem very reluctant to discuss such cases, perhaps fearing disapproval or retaliation by colleagues or bosses.  But they times they are a changin ' .Dr Delos (Toby) Cosgrove had been accused of multiple conflicts of interest the first decade of the century.  These charges seemingly generated no local expressions of concern.  Yet in recent days, a considerable number of physicians, nurses, house-staff and students at the prestigiousCleveland Clinic have loudly and publicly challenged the actions of their CEO, and these challenges have received national attention.Background - Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove ' s Conflicts of InterestCEO Cosgrove ' s Conflicts of InterestCleveland Clinic CEO Dr Delos (Toby) Cosgrove first graced the pages of Health Care Renewal in 2005.  The story back then was a complicated one ofconflicts of interest.Dr Cosgrove had been a well-paid general partner of the Clinic ' s private venture capital fund, Foundation Medical Partners (FMP), while he was Chairman of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.  FMP invested in a device company called AtriCure, and Dr Cosgrove became a director of the company. ...
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