Healthcare Musings For March 24, 2023

Healthcare Musings For March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   “Woke” Healthcare: Implicit Racism, DEI, ESG, Biases, Intersectionality, and Duality in Healthcare   I don’t know if you noticed it or not, but some politicians who seek to gain political advantage on the right tried...
Healthcare Musings For December 16, 2022

Healthcare Musings For December 16, 2022

December 16, 2022 Dear Interested Readers,   Why Are You In Healthcare?   The question in this title assumes that you are a healthcare provider or work in healthcare. I know for a fact that many of the readers of these notes do not work in any aspect of...
Healthcare Musings For December 2, 2022

Healthcare Musings For December 2, 2022

December 2, 2022 Dear Interested Readers,   The Long Good Bye To Joe   The response to my letter last week about the life of service that Dr. Joseph Dorsey lived was remarkable. Four of those responses came through the comments function of the newsletter,...
Healthcare Musings For September 16, 2022

Healthcare Musings For September 16, 2022

September 16, 2022 Dear Interested Readers,   Rethinking How We Deliver Care   In last week’s letter, I tried to describe the disappointments and controversies currently associated with ACOs. Like a serialized Netflix presentation I want to begin by...
Healthcare Musings For November 13, 2020

Healthcare Musings For November 13, 2020

  November 13, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   An Introduction To A Remarkable Book   I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Two things that I have anticipated have happened simultaneously. First, the election is sort of behind us. If...
Pondering Choices That Might Put Out The Fire

Pondering Choices That Might Put Out The Fire

  The character of medical practice has changed over the past fifty years. The changes go far beyond our technological and scientific advances. Many reflect on the change in the experience of providing care. Others focus on how the experience of receiving care...