by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 26, 2026 | 4th of July, A personal history, Atrius Health, Burnout, Capitalism, ChatGPT, Consolidation in healthcare, Corporatization of U.S. Healthcare, Dr. Louise Aronson, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Loren Adler, Mass General Brigham, Moral Injury, New England Journal of Medicine, Partners Health Care, The Triple Aim
June 26, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, When Will Doctors Take A Stand? Exactly a year ago, The New England Journal of Medicine began a remarkable series in its “Perspectives” section entitled The Corporatization of U.S. Health Care. There was a companion...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 14, 2024 | A personal history, AI in healthcare, Atrius Health, Computers In Healthcare, Consolidation in healthcare, Dartmouth Health, Epic, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Judy Faulkner, Lean, Mergers and Acquisitions, Optum Health, patient centered care, Practice Improvement, The Triple Aim, UnitedHealtcare
June 14, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Reflections On This Moment In Healthcare When I began to write these Friday letters sixteen years ago in mid-February 2008, it was much easier than my task now. All I needed to do then to discover plenty to write...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 24, 2024 | ACA, Administrative Burden, AI in healthcare, Burnout, Consolidation in healthcare, Diversity, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Dr. Joseph Betancourt, Featured Post, Financial challenges of primary care., Future of Heathcare, healthcare disparities, Healthcare equity, Moral Injury, Polarization in America, private equity purchases in healthcare, The Commonwealth Fund, The Triple Aim, workforce issues
May 24, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, A Conversation That Gives Us Guidance Regular readers of these notes know that I have high regard for the Commonwealth Fund. I quote their articles frequently. I am grateful that in the sixties Dr. Ebert won...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 26, 2024 | 2024 elections, A personal history, Atrius Health, Consolidation in healthcare, Costs, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Culture, Dr. Walter Murphy, Earth Day, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Healthcare in Rural America, Healthcare Mergers, Inequality in Healthcare, Moral Injury, Pilgrim Health Care, The moral sensibilities of medical practice, The Triple Aim, UnitedHealtcare
April 26, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Consolidations, Affiliations, Mergers and Culture I have taken several weeks off from recounting the story of my journey toward what I have been calling my “medical moral sensibilities.” As you may remember, the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 16, 2023 | American Medical Association, capitation, Consolidation in healthcare, Dr. Robert Pearl, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Geisinger Health, Kaiser Health, The Triple Aim
June 16, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, What Is Behind the Proposed Kaiser/ Geisinger Deal? You might have heard that Kaiser is buying Geisinger. I have always held both organizations in high regard. While I was leading Atrius Health and Harvard Vanguard...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 10, 2023 | A story from my life, Adaptive Change, Atrium Health, Consolidation in healthcare, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Health in America, Healthcare in Rural America, improving the delivery of care, Medical Professionalism, Primary Care, the difficulties of change, Wisconsin Health Atlas
March 10, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Musing About How Things Have Changed and Hopefully Will Continue To Change My wife and I have just returned from a trip to my mother’s hometown in North Carolina where I spent many happy summer days as a child. Our trip...
