Healthcare Musings For 18 October 2018
18 October 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Morality, Trump, Democratic Debates, and More Thoughts on the Cost of Care I had some sort of awakening in the late eighties and started reading more nonfiction. History, theology, and business related...
Let’s Think About Our Waste As An Opportunity And As A Responsibility
This posting is brought to you thanks to a note I received on Sunday from a loyal “Interested Reader.” Hi Gene, I thought of you upon reading this clearly-written article in the NYTimes this morning: I hope all is well and that you are enjoying...
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...
Fifty Years of Care Improvement
On October 1, 1969, against substantial opposition from many of the faculty members at Harvard Medical School and others in the Boston medical community, Dr. Robert Ebert succeeded in launching the Harvard Community Health Plan. Forty years later, in 2009, several of...
Healthcare Musings For 4 October 2019
4 October 2019 Dear Interested Readers, A Closer Look At Strategy and Culture I really appreciate getting comments from my readers. Most of the comments do not come through the comment function of the letter. Most “interested readers” who have something to say...
Cosgrove and Shore on Expanding Boundaries and Leading ChangeÂ
Last Friday’s Healthcare Musings began: At four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon I was sitting at a table in the ballroom of the Boston Seaport Hotel at the 6th ATLAS (Annual Thought Leadership Symposium). This year’s conference title was “Expanding Boundaries....
Healthcare Musings For 27 September 2019
27 September 2109 Dear Interested Readers, It’s Been An Interesting Week At four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon I was sitting at a table in the ballroom of the Boston Seaport Hotel at the 6th ATLAS (Annual Thought Leadership Symposium). This year’s...
How Is The Public Connecting To The Healthcare Debate?
When I opened my Sunday paper this week, I was delighted to see two healthcare related articles on the front page. The first article written by Nora Doyle-Burr, a staff writer for the paper, was entitled “Health care a pressing issue in 2020 for many Upper Valley...
Healthcare Musings For 20 September 2019
20 September 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Are Late Night Shows A Better Forum Than The Presidential Debates? I have come to a conclusion. I really do not need to listen to the dysfunctional televised debates that are being presented each month...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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