by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 22, 2016 | ACA, Era 3: the moral era, Featured Post, Presidential Politics, Repeal and Replace
Where Does The Real Controversy Lie? The Democratic position on healthcare and the philosophy expressed in Paul Ryan’s “A Better Way” and the brief paper that the Trump campaign had on their website agree on more than you might expect. Both sides focus on the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 27, 2016 | ACA, Accountability, ACO, Era 3: the moral era, Featured Post, Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Transformation
Elliott Fisher first described the concept of the ACO in an article in Health Affairs in December 2006. As of January 2016 there were over 800 ACOs, but there is huge variation in form and execution of an idea that looked simple at the start. Since 2011 the number of...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 13, 2016 | Delivery, Era 3: the moral era, Featured Post, Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Transformation, Reform, The Triple Aim
An “Interested Reader “ and friend recently sent me a eulogy that he delivered at his father-in-law’s funeral. Let me give it to you to read, and then invite you to think with me about Don Berwick’s recent call for Era 3, the “Moral Era” of healthcare. I...