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 19, 2026 | A story from my life, AI as a tool for diagnosis, AI in healthcare, Burnout, ChatGPT, Corporatization of U.S. Healthcare, Dr. Robert Wachter, Epic, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Juneteenth, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
June 19, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, AI May Not “Save” Healthcare, but It Is Changing It If you follow the list of headings that appear at the beginning of each of these letters, you know that one of the most frequent topics is “Future of Healthcare.”...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 3, 2026 | A personal history, Atrius Health, Burnout, concierge care, Corporatization of U.S. Healthcare, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dartmouth Health, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Iran War, Ken Paulus, Moral Injury, Primary Care Challenges, private equity purchases in healthcare, Professional PTSD, The Triple Aim, Thomas Friedman, Wicked Problems
April 3, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Moral Injury and Burnout: Different, But Both Challenge The Future Of Healthcare In 2005, I was 60 years old and beginning to think about when I might retire. I was very busy practicing full-time in the outpatient...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 27, 2026 | Corporatization of U.S. Healthcare, Crossing the Quality Chasm, David Brooks, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, hospital closings in rural America, Iran War, Jamelle Bouie, narcissistic sociopath, New England Journal of Medicine, Politics and Healthcare, President Trump, private equity purchases in healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Steward Health Care, The future of healthcare under Trump, The Triple Aim, VUCA
March 27, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Private Equity in Healthcare Is the Wrong Road to High-Quality, Universal, Equitable, Affordable, and Sustainable Healthcare. I must remind myself every week that the intended purpose of this weekly letter is to...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 5, 2025 | A personal history, AMA vs. universal coverage, Corporatization of U.S. Healthcare, David Cutler, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, New England Journal of Medicine, One Big Beautiful Bill-OBBB, Six Domains of Quality, the difficulties of change, The Triple Aim, Threatened support to the ACA marketplace
December 5, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, We Need a New Approach to Healthcare Looking back on the years 2008-2013, when I had leadership responsibilities at a large and influential medical practice, I have very mixed feelings. I am pleased to have...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 24, 2025 | 2026 midterm elections, A personal history, Corporatization of U.S. Healthcare, DEI, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Featured Post, Government Shutdown, Henry Olsen, MAGA, No Kings protest, non profit healthcare institutions, One Big Beautiful Bill-OBBB, Politics and Healthcare, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Senator Josh Hawley, Senator Rand Paul, Sister Irene Kraus, Social Determinants of Health, Speaker Mike Johnson, Stephen Lipstein, The Triple Aim, Threatened support to the ACA marketplace
October 24, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, Sharing A Little Common Ground With Some on the Right, and a Few Positive Aspects of the Corporatization of Healthcare, As We Endure the “Shutdown.” In several editions of this weekly letter during...
