What Does The Plight of the Homeless Say About the Rest of Us?

What Does The Plight of the Homeless Say About the Rest of Us?

by | May 7, 2019 | Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Health in America, Opioid Epidemic, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, The Homeless

I took the picture that heads up this post on a walk this week in Albuquerque. I was there to visit my son and his wife. They moved to Albuquerque in 2007. For my daughter-in-law it was a return to her hometown. Both of her parents had been teachers in the Albuquerque...
An Enthusiastic Invitation To Be Disruptive

An Enthusiastic Invitation To Be Disruptive

by | Apr 30, 2019 | Consumerism in Healthcare, Costs, Culture, Disruptive Innovation, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare Transformation, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, Zeev Neuwirth

One of my occasional delights over the past few years has been to have a friend or former colleague whom I have admired and learned from send me a manuscript or a recently published book that they have written. I am always a little apprehensive when what has been...
Healthcare Musings For 12 April 2019

Healthcare Musings For 12 April 2019

by | Apr 12, 2019 | Economic inequality, Empathy, Featured Post, Healthcare Policy, Inequality, Poverty and healthcare, Racial Inequality, Social Determinants of Health, the power of stories, The Triple Aim

12 April 2019   Dear Interested Readers,   What Can We Do About The Poverty Where We Live?   I am reading a new book, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will To Survive by Stephanie Land. Over the past two years I have searched for books in my...
Understanding What Makes Good Leadership In Turbulent Times

Understanding What Makes Good Leadership In Turbulent Times

by | Apr 9, 2019 | Doris Kearns Goodwin, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare Transformation, Inequality, Leadership, Lean, political polarization, Presidential Politics, The 2020 elections, The Triple Aim

I have been enjoying a leisurely stroll through Leadership In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin. You might think that my fascination with the book is that it is a character study and analysis of performance of four accomplished presidents that draws attention to...
Healthcare Musings For 22 March 2019

Healthcare Musings For 22 March 2019

by | Mar 22, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), burnout and professional fulfillment, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Healthcare Policy, Innovation, Moral Injury, Payment Models, Population Health, Quadruple Aim, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, Watson

  22 March 2019   Dear Interested Readers,   Musing With Friends About Healthcare   This week’s letter lives up to the title of “Healthcare Musings.” The dictionary says that musings are periods of reflection or thought. I would add that when I am...