by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 13, 2023 | A dysfunctional House, Atrius Health, burnout and professional fulfillment, Dr. Neil Berman, Empathy, Featured Post, Francis Peabody and "The Care of the Patient", Moral Injury, Social Determinants of Health, The conflict between Israel and Hamas, The New Hampshire presidential primary, The Personal Cost of Clinical Objectivity
October 13, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Break From My Story It has been a disturbing week. The events in Israel and Gaza surprised and horrified us all. One thing that I have come to appreciate listening to commentaries and to Secretary of State...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 6, 2023 | A personal history, Ambulatory practice, Chaos in the House, Dean Robert Ebert, Dr. Joe Dorsey, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, Kevin McCarthy, Moral Injury, Social Determinants of Health
October 6, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Evolution of Ideas and the Environment As I pick up my story this week, I am among the many who are shaking their head in dismay over what has happened to Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid the disharmony in the House of...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 22, 2023 | A story from my life, Ambulatory practice, Barbara Taylor, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dr. Joe Dorsey, Dr. Lee Younger, Dr. Sigrid Tischler, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, Moral Injury, The Triple Aim
September 22, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Getting Started At Harvard Community Health Plan If you have taken a vacation from reading the Healthcare Musings letter for the past two months, you may not know that I have been on an autobiographical...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 18, 2023 | A story from my life, ACA, Dr. Claude Welch, Dr. Lyle Micheli, Fani Willis, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Medical School, Maui Fires, medical education, Moral Injury, Nicholas Kristof, Social Determinants of Health, The sixth extinction, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Trump's Georgia indictment, Trump's lies
August 18, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Continuing Story I am continuing “my story” this week although I am very tempted to discuss “issues.” It has been a week that should make us a little nervous as we begin to realize that we may have miscalculated...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 4, 2023 | A story from my life, ACA, America's dependence on foreign medical graduates, Bernie Sanders, Dean Robert Ebert, doctor shortage, Featured Post, Healthcare in Rural America, Moral Injury, Nursing Shortages, patient centered care, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Staffing issues in rural healthcare
August 4, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, The Story Continues If you have read my last two letters, you know that those letters were autobiographical. I have never resisted tossing events from my life into these notes if my personal story illustrated a...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 28, 2023 | a personal testimony, AI in healthcare, Bernard Lown, Critical thinking, Dr. Charles Magraw, Dr. Charles White, Dr. Daniel Funkenstein, Dr. Edward Masters, Dr. Hunter Rentz, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Medical School, Implicit Bias, lethal wet bulb temps, medical education, Moral Injury, The Book of Charlie, the power of stories, your calling
July 28, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, The Beginning of My Journey Last week’s letter precipitated some interesting responses. Several people said they enjoyed reading about my personal experiences. One individual went so far as to say that he liked...
