by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 23, 2023 | 2024 elections, Burnout, COVID, doctor shortage, Dr. Aaron Carroll, Dr. Eric Reinhardt, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, healthcare finance, Inequality in Healthcare, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners, political determinants of health, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, Universal Access
June 23, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Last week, I reviewed Dr. Robert Pearl’s speculations about the recently announced intent of Kaiser to expand its network by acquiring Geisinger Health. As a review, let me remind you that he discussed the issue from three...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 31, 2023 | A story from my life, Burnout, Career development, COVID stress on hospital resources, doctor shortage, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Match Day, Primary Care Challenges, Professional Satisfaction, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
March 31, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, There Are Big Problems In the Pipeline For New Doctors It’s been a long time since “Match Day 1971,” and I don’t remember the scene as well as I remember the emotions. I was delighted to learn that I had...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 24, 2023 | antiracism, Biases, Burnout, COVID, Critical Race Theory, Daniel Kahneman, Diversity, Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, Equity, ESG, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, healthcare disparities, Healthcare Outcomes, Implicit Bias, Inclusion, intersectionality, LaShyra Nolen., Linda Villarosa, Racism in America, Social Determinants of Health, The Institute for Healing and Justice in Medicine, woke healthcare
March 24, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, “Woke” Healthcare: Implicit Racism, DEI, ESG, Biases, Intersectionality, and Duality in Healthcare I don’t know if you noticed it or not, but some politicians who seek to gain political advantage on the right tried...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 16, 2022 | a personal testimony, Burnout, compassion fatigue, Don Berwick, Dr. Anthony DiGioia, Eric Reinhardt, Featured Post, Healthcare equity, Inequality in Healthcare, Joy in Practice, patient centered care, The Patient Centered Value System, The Triple Aim
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...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 2, 2022 | A story from my life, Atrius Health, Burnout, Dr. Joe Dorsey, Featured Post, improving the delivery of care, Improving the health of the poor, patient centered care, political determinants of health, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
December 2, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, The Long Good Bye To Joe The response to my letter last week about the life of service that Dr. Joseph Dorsey lived was remarkable. Four of those responses came through the comments function of the newsletter,...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 16, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, ACOs, Burnout, Dartmouth Health, Dean Robert Ebert, Equity, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Future of Heathcare, Global Warming, Harvard Community Health Plan, Healthcare equity, improving the delivery of care, Innovation in Healthcare, Medicare For All, Primary Care Challenges, Primary Day in New Hampshire, rural healthcare, The Triple Aim, Value Based Reimbursement, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
September 16, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, Rethinking How We Deliver Care In last week’s letter, I tried to describe the disappointments and controversies currently associated with ACOs. Like a serialized Netflix presentation I want to begin by...