by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 11, 2018 | 9/11, Activism in Healthcare, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, the power of stories
I am sure that you can remember exactly where you were when you first heard that a jet had flown into the World Trade Center. There was great confusion and dismay. When the second jet hit the towers it was clear that the first crash was no accident. It was not long...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 31, 2018 | Benefits of the ACA, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, Healthcare Transformation, Inequality in Healthcare, Joy in Practice, Lean
31 August 2018 Dear Interested Readers, Whataboutism, Pivoting, Economic Injustice, and Healthcare Lately I have been asking people in my circle of acquaintances what they think about “whataboutism.” I have gotten many blank stares which indicates to me that some...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 21, 2018 | Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare Transformation, Leadership, The Triple Aim
There are probably more books on leadership than another subject in the business section of your favorite book store. I do not have facts to prove that but I can refer you to a Forbes article from 2015 listing 12 books that every “enterprising individual” should read...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 7, 2018 | Burnout, compensation, Featured Post, Moral Injury, patient centered care, Payment Models, The Triple Aim
What floats your boat and moves it? Perhaps that is a crude way of asking about both where your values arise and what motivates you. For some reason whenever issues of either values or motivation become the subject, I think of my experience as a Boy Scout. I sometimes...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 27, 2018 | Costs, Era 3: the moral era, Featured Post, healthcare finance, Healthcare Policy, law of inverse care, Leadership
27 July 2018 Dear Interested Reader, Another Obit and Another Perspective I am a regular reader of the “Perspectives” section of the New England Journal of Medicine. I can count on the fact that week after week I will get an excellent return on the time I invest in...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 6, 2018 | Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Politics, Poverty and healthcare, Presidential Politics
6 July 2018 Dear Interested Readers, Welcome to The New “Healthcare Musings” Friday Letter! If you are reading these words you have made a transition! I talk alot about change. I know that whether I like it or not most things around me, and most...