Healthcare Musings For March 29, 2024

Healthcare Musings For March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024 Dear Interested Readers,   Reflections On Nursing   This week’s letter is shorter even than last week’s letter. I am making progress, but sitting in a comfortable position for the time required to do work is a challenge. I have appreciated the...
Healthcare Musings: March 22, 2024

Healthcare Musings: March 22, 2024

March 22, 2024 Dear Interested Readers,   The Shortest Friday Letter Ever   As directed, my wife and I arrived at 9:15 at the Dartmouth same-day surgical unit last Monday.  The process was very smooth. I was given a hospital gown, little booties, and a paper...
Healthcare Musings For March 15, 2024

Healthcare Musings For March 15, 2024

March 15, 2024 Dear Interested Readers,   Income From Quality   In the early years of this century after the near failure of Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, there were very active conversations in Massachusetts about the cost, quality, and access to healthcare...
Healthcare Musings For March 8, 2024

Healthcare Musings For March 8, 2024

March 8, 2024 Dear Interested Readers,   A Better Understanding of Moral Injury   My long journey this year exploring the origins of my medical-moral sensibilities was inspired by an article that first appeared in the Sunday New York Times Magazine last June...
Healthcare Musings For February 16, 2024

Healthcare Musings For February 16, 2024

February 16, 2024 Dear Interested Readers   Medical Ethics, Access, and Personal Experience   There are huge variations in care in America’s healthcare system. One has a different experience in quality, cost, and access, depending on your location and your...
Healthcare Musings For January 12, 2024

Healthcare Musings For January 12, 2024

January 12, 2024 Dear Interested Readers,   Uncommon Greatness–Remembered   Monday, January 15, is the birthday of Dr. King. This is a rare year because the national holiday that honors his contributions to all of humankind falls on his birth date in...