Sustainable Universal Coverage
Last month CMS announced the results of the efforts of the Pioneer and MSSP (Medicare Shared Savings Program) ACOs for 2014. The headline made for compelling reading: Medicare ACOs Provide Improved Care While Slowing Cost Growth in 2014. This suggests that sustainable...
D. F. Wallace, Burnout, and Healthcare
What does David Foster Wallace have to tell us about burnout? More than most healthcare professionals might think. The publicity for The End of the Tour, a new film starring Jason Segel as Wallace, has reminded me of the message I took away from the first Wallace book...
Community Engagement and Prevention
We all agree on the need for “physician engagement.” I rarely attend a meeting of physicians where someone doesn’t say that the problem with healthcare is that patients are passive, non-compliant and demanding and that a more effective form of “patient engagement” is...
Joys and Sorrows of Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare professionals find both joy and sorrow in their work. Many of us carry scars. I think it helps to tell the stories we carry with us from our experiences in the present system, even when they are not feel-good stories. It gives us ways to think about...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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