Healthcare Musings for 11 January 2011
11 January 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Thesis, Antithesis, and Synthesis: Developing a Poverty Dialog I began my writing almost eleven years ago as a device that I hoped might promote a dialog within our practice. I felt that we had challenges ahead,...
Poverty and The Care of The Patient
I was apprehensive when I sent out last Friday’s “Healthcare Musings.”  The main section of the letter was entitled “We Must Address Poverty and the Social Determinants of Health.” I was concerned that some readers might not consider discussing poverty as an...
Healthcare Musings For 4 January 2018
4 January 2019 Dear Interested Readers, We Must Address Poverty and the Social Determinants of Health I have the opinion that most Americans do not understand or spend much time thinking about the term “social determinants of health”, or connect...
What’s Ahead For Healthcare in 2019: Let’s Focus On The Triple Aim
I hope that you enjoyed the fireworks last night. Someone on our lake put on a big show. This will not be a typical New Year’s Day. The big college football games leading up to the national championship were played on Saturday night and the NFL playoffs will not begin...
Healthcare Musings for 28 December 2018
28 December 2018 Dear Interested Readers “Zwischen den Jahren” Is a Good Time For Reflection We have a friend in Germany who lived with us as an au pair more than thirty years ago. She now has her own family and a successful public relations...
Tis The Season To Be Jolly, and Try To Be Positive
I spend a lot of time with my memories. I have very few regrets and an abundance of warm fuzzy moments that come to mind when I reflect on all the mostly rewarding and joyful years that I spent in the practice of medicine. Some of my warmest memories are from the...
Healthcare Musings For 21 December 2018
21 December 2018 Dear Interested Readers, Finding the Balance in Practice I have known and respected Dr. Tom Lee, the Chief Medical Officer of Press Ganey, since he was a house officer and cardiology fellow at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...
Will It Ever End?
Since the latest open enrollment period for the ACA ended on December 15, I thought that now would be a good time to review all of the administrative attacks that the Trump administration had made on this much maligned law. It amazes me that a law that has given so...
Healthcare Musings For 14 December 2018
14 December 2014 Dear Interested Readers, Sustainability, a Foundational Concern for Healthcare Late Wednesday afternoon I decided to take a walk, since the hike in the woods that I took with a friend earlier in the day had been more about...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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