by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 17, 2023 | A story from my life, David Brooks, Dr. Harris Berman, Dr. Jennifer Leaning, Dr. Walter Murphy, Featured Post, Frederick Buechner, Glenn Hackbarth, Hamas, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Vanguard Medical, Healthcare Mergers, Listening to Your Life, Pilgrim Health Care, Pluralism, Point 32 Health, Social Determinants of Health, The conflict between Israel and Hamas, The Triple Aim, Tufts Health Plan
November 17, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Mergers Change Everything The header today is a photo of a piece of commemorative glassware that was presented to each of the participants in the long discussions and negotiations that resulted in the merger of...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 10, 2023 | Featured Post
November 10, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Going Strong After 10 Years Ten years ago this month I resumed writing these letters. I wrote my last weekly letter to my colleagues at Harvard Vanguard on October 25, 2013, after I announced that I would be...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 3, 2023 | A personal history, Christian Nationalism, Conflict in Gaza, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Don Berwick, Dr. Paul Solomon, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, Gun Violence, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Vanguard Medical, Illiberalism, MAGA, Mass shooting in Lewiston, Mike Dukakis, Physician Council of HCHP, Putin's war in Ukraine, Speaker Mike Johnson, The sixth extinction
November 3, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, After Comments on Recent Events, My Story Continues I have been amazed by how long it has taken me to tell my story. The truth is, I am grateful that I have had something to write about other than the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 27, 2023 | A dysfunctional House, Dr. Paul Solomon, Featured Post, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Harvard Community Health Plan, Lewiston, medical group politics, Moral Injury, Nicholas Kristof, Physician Council of HCHP, Social Determinants of Health, Speaker Mike Johnson, The conflict between Israel and Hamas, The Tax Law of 1986
October 27, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Very Bad Week Late Wednesday night I turned off my computer after having written most of the first draft of this letter to you. Most evenings my wife and I watch the local 11 PM news for a summary of the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 20, 2023 | A dysfunctional House, A personal history, Dr. Geoffrey Hirsovitz, Dr. Joe Dorsey, Dr. Mark Stockman, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, Mary Lou Retton, Parker Hill Medical Center, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Professional Satisfaction, The conflict in Gaza, The moral sensibilities of medical practice
October 20, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Back To My Story Last week I took a break from the story of my professional development to comment on the conflict between Hamas and Isreal and to review a New England Journal of Medicine article entitled “A...
