On the Road Again: Observations From The Rural Midwest
I am writing to you today from Nebraska. It’s the sixth day of our trip across America as we make our way to see our grandsons who live near Santa Cruz, California. They were out of their home for about two weeks as the raging fires came within a mile or two of...
Healthcare Musings For September 25, 2020
September 25, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, Milestones, Grief, Continuing Misery, and Rage I wish that Justice Ginsburg’s death had not coincided with the passing of the milestone of 200,000 deaths in this country from COVID-19 because it has been...
An Early “October Surprise”
The talking heads on the Sunday morning news programs went back and forth between appropriately reviewing and honoring the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and speculating about the politics of naming her successor. One comment caught my ear...
Healthcare Musings For September 18, 2020
September 18, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, Pondering the Message of Caste in the Context of These Times One of the benefits of retirement is the time to participate in book groups and other gatherings of older folks who are still interested in a wider...
COVID Fatigue Is A Creeping Problem, But There Is Even More That Worries Me.
Summer is fading fast into early fall where I live. I have already had a few roaring fires in my fireplace as overnight temps slip into the high thirties. Our fireplace has an elevated hearth where I enjoy sitting as I soak up warmth from a primeval source that...
Healthcare Musings For September 11, 2020
September 11, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, It’s Nineteen Years, And It Seems Like Yesterday You need to be in your mid eighties to remember anything about the Holocaust or World War II. If, like me, you are 75, you might remember the Korean War....
Eight weeks of Increased Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity Lie Ahead
November 3rd lies exactly eight weeks into the future. In the interim we will be in a period of extreme VUCA. If you are a new or casual reader of these postings you may not understand what I am implying by saying it will be a period of extreme VUCA. Even if...
Healthcare Musings For September 4, 2020
September 4, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, Our Biggest Threat Is Our Incompetence This is a week when we get a treat. Atul Gawande has published another insightful article built on a position that he has expressed before. On several occasions Gawande has...
Contemplating The The Future of Healthcare Outcomes and of Healthcare Disparities In A Second Trump Term
The conventions are over, and the election lies 63 days, nine short weeks, into the future. It did not take President Trump long to hit the campaign trial. He landed at the Manchester Airport less than twenty four hours after desecrating the South Lawn of the...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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