Healthcare Musings For 8 February 2019
8 February 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Imagine That! Last Sunday the Associate Minister at my church delivered a wonderfully crafted sermon entitled “Imagine.” She was not asking us to daydream about what might happen that evening in Atlanta as the...
Between Is and Ought
I have been reading/listening to Martin Buber’s classic work I and Thou (Ich und Du). I was encouraged to returned to this difficult book after several years by Ezra Klein’s podcast of a conversation with Jaron Lanier, one of the pioneers of virtual reality and the...
Did Secretary Azar Turn A Page in the History of Healthcare Reform?
In 1993 when the Republicans joined force with many in the healthcare industry to defeat the plans for universal coverage put forth by the Clintons, I said somewhat facetiously to some colleagues and friends that we would not get universal coverage and healthcare...
Leadership and Lean: Looking Forward
Twice a year I attend a small meeting of Simpler executives and other advisors to talk about what is happening in healthcare. As I have reported in previous notes, Simpler now functions with a great deal of continuing flexibility within Watson IBM Health, just as...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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