by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 2, 2021 | 2022 midterm elections, Equity, Healthcare equity, Improving the health of the poor, Inequality in Healthcare, John Lewis Voting Rights Act, Republican reluctance to accept the results of the election., Senator Joe Manchin, Social Determinants of Health, The American Families Act, The American Jobs Act, the filibuster, Trump's legacy court
July 2, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, What’s Next? What Are The “Joes” Going to Do? I am flabbergasted. It is my opinion that yesterday (Thursday) was a horrible day for our democracy, and ultimately for healthcare. The Supreme Court dealt the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 25, 2021 | Children in poverty, Critical Race Theory, David Brooks, diseases of despair, Dr. Bruce Perry, Economic inequality, Equity, Erik Erikson, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, Improving the health of the poor, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Rohr, Social Determinants of Health, The American Families Act, The American Jobs Act, trauma, What Happened To You?
June 25, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, What Happened to You? Most Monday mornings since the COVID lockdown began I meet on Zoom with a few local friends to discuss a book that we have all been reading. We take on one or two chapters a week and...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 11, 2021 | 2022 midterm elections, ACA, Adaptive Change, anti-racism, Critical Race Theory, culture wars, Dr. Paul Batalden, Featured Post, For The People Act, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, John Lewis Voting Rights Act, Racism in America, Social Determinants of Health, Systemic Racism, The American Families Act, The American Jobs Act
June 11, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, “Every System Is Perfectly Designed To Get The Results It Gets.” Dr. Paul Batalden was one of the thought leaders in the quality and safety movement of the last thirty-plus years who may not be as well known...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 4, 2021 | Adaptive Change, burnout and professional fulfillment, capitation, Continuous Improvement, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dr. Robert Pearl, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Healthcare Transformation, physician culture, Physician/Management "Compacts", The Triple Aim, This Is Water by David Foster Wallace, Uncaring:How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors & Patients
June 4, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, , Our Culture Is Everybody’s Problem I am sure that you have heard the expression that “culture eats strategy for lunch.” I can’t recall when I first heard the expression, but there is...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 28, 2021 | ACA, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Economic inequality, Elizabeth Warren, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Health Care Policy in the Wake of COVID-19, Healthcare equity, Improving the health of the poor, Inequality in Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The American Families Act, The American Jobs Act, The Triple Aim, Universal Access, Value Based Reimbursement
May 28, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, Hope Needs A Plan: Moving Upstream From Quality, Safety, and the Triple Aim About three paragraphs from the end of the main section of last Friday’s Healthcare Musings I wrote: Since we have not had the...
