Building The New Normal With Lean

Building The New Normal With Lean

  As we move into an attempt to recover from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have begun to think about how the delivery of healthcare will be changed by what we have experienced. Some have suggested that the pandemic has revealed serious flaws...
Healthcare Musings For May 8, 2020

Healthcare Musings For May 8, 2020

  May 8, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   It’s a Time for Humility, Caution and Focus on Long Term Improvements. It is Not a Time for  Arrogance, Abandon, and the Pursuit of Short Term Gains.    It’s hard to know what everyone is thinking, and as a...
Confusion About Where We Are. What I Learned About “Overload” From a Trip To The Louvre To See The Mona Lisa

Confusion About Where We Are. What I Learned About “Overload” From a Trip To The Louvre To See The Mona Lisa

  During the past six weeks, but especially over the last couple of weeks as the discussion about ending social isolation has gained momentum, the nation has been united in a curious way. We are united by a shared state of confusion and a lack of clarity about...
Healthcare Musings For May 1, 2020

Healthcare Musings For May 1, 2020

  May 1, 2020   Dear Interested Readers,   Too Soon For Me   Goodbye to April! We began the month with about 17 million unemployed Americans and finished the month with over 30 million, or 20% of the workforce. The sad fact is that just as we are...