by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 15, 2024 | ACA, AI in healthcare, America's defective social safety net, ChatGPT, doctor shortage, Dr. David Blumenthal, Dr. Joseph Betancourt, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Health and Human Services, Matt Gaetz, New England Journal of Medicine, Pete Hegseth, Project 2025, Robert Kennedy Jr., Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The Commonwealth Fund, the economy and inflation, The future of healthcare under Trump, The Triple Aim, Trump's Cabinet Appointments
November 15, 202 Dear Interested Readers, What Happens Next? I would like to move on from writing about politics, but I can’t deny the impact of politics on the future of our healthcare. The shock, awe, and pain for me of the reelection of Donald Trump have...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 4, 2023 | A story from my life, ACA, America's dependence on foreign medical graduates, Bernie Sanders, Dean Robert Ebert, doctor shortage, Featured Post, Healthcare in Rural America, Moral Injury, Nursing Shortages, patient centered care, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Staffing issues in rural healthcare
August 4, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, The Story Continues If you have read my last two letters, you know that those letters were autobiographical. I have never resisted tossing events from my life into these notes if my personal story illustrated a...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 7, 2023 | A story from my life, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biases, doctor shortage, DSL initiatives, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Implicit Bias, Nursing Shortages, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The Supreme Court and affirmative action, The Supreme Court and student loan forgiveness, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
July 7, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, How Did We Develop Our Workforce Shortages? Last week the Supreme Court finished its session by announcing several controversial decisions. None of them had a direct impact on healthcare, but at least two of...
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 | Apr 28, 2023 | AI in healthcare, burnout and professional fulfillment, D Day, doctor shortage, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, Guthrie Health, Small town medical practice, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
April 28, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, The Challenges of Medical Practice in Small Towns and Rural Environments Last weekend my wife and I enjoyed attending my sixtieth high school reunion in South Carolina. The class of 1963 at Dreher High School was...
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...
