by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 21, 2020 | Atul Gawande, C-19, chronic disease management, coronavirus, Covid-19, diseases of despair, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Future of Heathcare, Pandemic Management, the difficulties of change, The World After COVID-19
Perhaps the most satisfying part of writing is hearing from you. This week I was delighted to hear from two people for whom I have great respect and some past history. One letter was a discussion of what faces us now; how and when to move toward more normal...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 3, 2020 | Communitarianism, Donald Trump's management of COVID-19, Empathy, Equity, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Future of Heathcare, Inequality in Healthcare, Jill Lepore, Pandemic Management, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health
April 3, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, The Acute Presentation Of A Chronic Problem In less than a month after I finished my every other night on call schedule as an intern at the old Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and began to enjoy the luxury of...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 31, 2019 | ACA, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Global Warming, Healthcare challenges for the "Twenties', healthcare finance, Healthcare Transformation, Value Based Reimbursement, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
I am so glad that it is going to be the 20s tomorrow. Bye-bye to a so-so decade. This New Year should be very interesting. There should be events that occur this year that will have a long term significance in our collective experience. I always embrace the New...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 6, 2019 | Attacks on Roe v. Wade, Consequences of repealing Roe v. Wade, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Financial challenges of primary care., Future of Heathcare, New England Journal of Medicine, Population Health Management, professional responsibilities in conflict with personal beliefs, Six Domains of Quality, The Triple Aim
6 September 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Did You Like It? Do You Want To Try It? I was thrilled with Joe Knowles’ contribution to Tuesday’s post, “Guns In Homes: Time for a Safe Home Credit.” I hope that you have read it. If not, please do. Just click...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 2, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Fee for service payment, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare Transformation, Mariane Williamson, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, Value Based Reimbursement
Since last week’s First Democratic Presidential Primary debates I keep thinking about Medicare for All versus Medicare for All Who Want It. I am sure there are many things about this complex conversation that I do not completely understand, and in that regard I think...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 28, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Competition, Costs, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, healthcare finance, MACRA, Medicare Advantage, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, Public Option, The Triple Aim
28 June 2019 Dear Interested Readers, The Democrats, Healthcare, and More: It’s Complicated For the past two nights we have had our first look at the twenty highest polling contenders for the nomination of the Democratic Party for president....