by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 6, 2018 | Costs, Delivery, Health in America, healthcare finance, Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Transformation, Lean, patient centered care, Sustainability, The Triple Aim
In last week’s post, I tried to reconstruct the thinking of the Atrius Health management team in early 2008. At that time we were writing a new strategic plan to respond to the uncertain future of healthcare. Over the previous decade publications like To Err is Human...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 30, 2018 | Burnout, Health in America, healthcare finance, Healthcare Quality, Inequality in Healthcare, Lean, The Triple Aim
It has been almost ten years since I took on the challenge of trying to lead Atrius Health. The challenges then were very similar to the ones we face now. I was impressed then as I am now with the body of thought and knowledge that had been expressed in Crossing the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 23, 2018 | Economic inequality, Featured Post, Health in America, Inequality, Inequality in Healthcare, Poverty, Social Determinants of Health
A small group of people in my community has been meeting recently to examine how we may be more effective in our charitable activities for our community. Our definition of community is not confined to the limits of New London, but is defined more as a region that...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 16, 2018 | ACA, Benefits of the ACA, Entitlements, Health in America, Inequality in Healthcare, The Triple Aim
In a recent “Healthcare Musing’s” Friday letter I tried to describe how I planned to contribute to the journey toward equity and the Triple Aim in 2018. Patty Gabow, an Interest Reader, friend, and the retired CEO of Denver Health wrote back: …I did read...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 9, 2018 | Economic inequality, Health in America, Inequality in Healthcare, Lean, Life Expectancy, Strategy, The Triple Aim
January is named for the two faced Roman god, Janus. One face looks forward in time, as one looks back assessing what has happened. Most of us adopt a “Janus” posture this time of year. At our holiday gatherings what has happened over the last year is a favorite...