Healthcare Musings For 6 December 2019

Healthcare Musings For 6 December 2019

  6 December 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Grass Root Efforts To Address The Social Determinants of Health: Introduction To Partners For Community Wellness   David Brooks’ recent best seller, The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life was an...
Healthcare Musings For 15 November 2019

Healthcare Musings For 15 November 2019

15 November 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   More Thoughts on Professionalism and Primary Care   I enjoyed writing last Tuesday about healthcare in Hawaii and the Hawaiian expression of our nationwide problems in primary care staffing. When I write my...
Healthcare Musings For 11 October 2019

Healthcare Musings For 11 October 2019

11 October 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Where Would You Start?   When I listen to politicians talk, at least the ones running for president, the health care problems they are interested in solving are mostly limited to how we achieve universal access and...
Healthcare Musings For 13 September 2019

Healthcare Musings For 13 September 2019

13 September 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Looking For Answers While Hoping A Leader Might Emerge From A Raucous Conversation.   I made the mistake of waiting until I had witnessed the third Democratic debate last night before writing this letter to you. I...
The Challenge of Finding Time

The Challenge of Finding Time

I recently read Dr. Jerome Groopman’s marvelous 2007 book, How Doctors Think. His book caused me to refocus on the importance of “time” as we consider the complexities of healthcare, and look for solutions that will promote our quest for the Triple Aim. The book came...