by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 8, 2019 | Featured Post, Francis Peabody and "The Care of the Patient", Improving the health of the poor, Poverty and healthcare
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...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 27, 2018 | 2018 Midterm Elections, Activism in Healthcare, Empathy, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Politics, The Triple Aim
Most of the big issues that we fret about seem far beyond our individual ability to make a difference. It is hard for us to look at a big societal issue and imagine just how our individual contributions can matter. I worry about climate change and hope that my efforts...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 16, 2018 | Era 3: the moral era, Featured Post, Medical Professionalism, Medical Quality, Population Health, The Quality Chasm, The Triple Aim
This last weekend my wife and I enjoyed the visit of an Interested Reader and his wife. It was a short visit. They arrived late on a rainy Saturday afternoon. They left too early for a walk on Sunday morning. We did have time for a great conversation in front of a...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 12, 2018 | ACA, Future of Heathcare, Health in America, Inequality in Healthcare, Lean, Medicare Reform, The Triple Aim, Universal Access
12 October 2018 Dear Interested Readers, Back to Box 4 In the post earlier this week entitled “You Can’t Get There From Here!” I wrote: The obvious answer to the conundrum of “You can’t get there from here!” is to go to some place from...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 5, 2018 | Featured Post, Lean
5 October 2018 Dear Interested Readers, Lean Fosters Critical Thinking I loved medical school and my years as an intern, resident, and fellow. What really appealed to me was that the approach to the patient that I was taught seemed to be a pathway...