Healthcare Musings For January 6, 2023

Healthcare Musings For January 6, 2023

January 6, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Thoughts About the New Year   Last week I advertised that I was going to review 2022 and then look forward to 2023. It is easy to talk about “what has been” and much more difficult to anticipate “what will be.” At...
Healthcare Musings For December 30, 2022

Healthcare Musings For December 30, 2022

December 30, 2022 Dear Interested Reader,   Looking Back, Looking Forward   Janus, the two-faced Roman god, is the god of doorways and beginnings and endings. He also presides over the beginning and end of wars, making him the god of war and peace. Given...
Healthcare Musings for December 23, 2022

Healthcare Musings for December 23, 2022

December 23, 2022 Dear Interested Readers,   Thinking of the Homeless at Christmas   In 1943 Bing Crosby recorded “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” and it was a number-one hit on the charts. To listeners in 1943, the song was sung from the perspective of a...
Healthcare Musings For December 16, 2022

Healthcare Musings For December 16, 2022

December 16, 2022 Dear Interested Readers,   Why Are You In Healthcare?   The question in this title assumes that you are a healthcare provider or work in healthcare. I know for a fact that many of the readers of these notes do not work in any aspect of...
Healthcare Musings For December 9, 2022

Healthcare Musings For December 9, 2022

December 9, 2022 Dear Interested Readers,   Political Determinants of Health   The 2022 election season is over! At least we thought it was over before Kyrsten Sinema announced that she was leaving the Democratic Party to become an Independent. It does seem...