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42 Colum. J.L. & Soc. Probs. [i] (2008-2009)

handle is hein.journals/collsp42 and id is 1 raw text is: COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF LAW AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS Volume 42 Number 1 Fall 2008 Copyright © 2008 by the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, Inc. THE FEDERAL ROLE IN REDUCING HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED CONDITIONS: ARE MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT INCENTIVES EN OUGH? ................................................................................................ 1 A new Medicare rule that will take effect October 2008 will prevent hospitals from receiving payment for the costs of treating certain hospital-acquired infections and conditions. This Note argues that the rule is unlikely to reduce the frequency of hospital-acquired conditions. The rule is based on the erroneous assumption that distorted financial incentives are responsible for the high rate of hospital-acquired conditions, and ignores the fact that hospitals lack the resources and data to tackle the systemic problems that endanger patients. This misguided approach could render the new rule ineffectual, or worse, result in unintended consequences that undermine patient care. To significantly contribute to a reduction in hospital-acquired conditions, the federal government should increase funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to develop proven strategies that hospitals can implement to reduce infection. ORGANZTIONAL CITIZENSHIP THROUGH TALENT MANAGEMENT: AN ALTERNATIVE FRAMEWORK TO DIVERSITY IN PRIVATE PRACTICE ............................................. 43 Despite an increase in the enrollment of women and minorities in law school, female and minority attorneys opting to work at law firms find themselves walking through a revolving door. The high attrition rates of these attorneys have persisted during a period in which many law firms have adopted diversity initiatives with the explicit goal of attracting and retaining minority attorneys. This Note examines an initiative outside of the law firm context in order to provide insight into the failures of law firm diversity programs and prospects for reform. The catalyst for this alternative approach to promoting racial and gender equality is an innovative initiative designed to increase the retention and promotion of women in the workplace at Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. The strategies employed by Deloitte include: (1) the development of all employees, premised on the assumptions that everyone has the capacity to improve, should be given the opportunity to flourish within the organization, and should engage with the organization as a full participant; (2) an understanding of the psychological approaches to individual and organizational learning so as to effectuate learning from error and engagement with the organization; and (3) the creation of processes and conditions that support these kinds of changes over time. Despite the challenges facing law firms in implementing these concepts, the opportunity has presented itself for law firms to re-assess and reshape their traditional understandings.

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