Healthcare Musings For August 21, 2020
August 21, 2020 Dear Interested Readers. What A Week! The post on Tuesday reviewed the first night of the Democratic Convention. The high point of the evening was the speech by Michelle Obama. Some of the commentators I heard suggested that it was...
The Political Conventions Have Begun. The Future of Healthcare Depends On What Follows
The political conventions for 2020 began last night. I’ve been watching these events longer than I have been paying attention to the Olympics. I first paid attention to the Olympics in 1956, but do not remember seeing them on TV. I remember watching the 1952...
We Are Leaderless in the Midst of a Systems Failure
In each of the last two posts I have mentioned Paul Batladen’s famous observation about the output of “systems.” Last Tuesday I wrote: The great physician and advocate for continuous improvement, Paul Batalden of Dartmouth, has reminded us frequently...
The Peril We Face Has Been A Long Time Coming
I was delighted to see another overview article of our COVID-19 experience by Ed Jong in the September issue of The Atlantic. In my opinion Jong has written an impressive series of articles about the pandemic. You might have noticed that I have quoted from his...
Healthcare Musings For July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, Who Is Not Dazed, Confused and Disappointed By COVID-19? It’s a “Wicked Problem.” Once upon a time there were sporting events to attend. In that bygone era, the stands at Fenway Park were always alive with people....Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
A .pdf reader is required to read this document. You can obtain the latest version of Adobe Reader at: Get Adobe Reader