by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 21, 2019 | ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs), Atrius Health, Community Health Workers., Featured Post, Nursing Shortages
It’s been my contention for several years that workforce issues will ultimately displace concerns about revenue and finance as the number one focus of healthcare boards and managers. I think that time has come. Across the country, providers of care in small town and...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 17, 2019 | Alabama's Abortion Law, Attack on The ACA Through the Courts, Attacks on Roe v. Wade, Featured Post, Poverty and healthcare, states' rights, The 2020 elections, the equal protection clause
17 May 2019 Dear Interested Readers, States’ Rights, Really? My wife enjoys scanning Facebook where there are many people with no reluctance to speak their mind on any issue under the sun. Over the last couple of days she has observed that there has been...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 10, 2019 | Featured Post, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Happiness, Joy, The Soul
10 May 2019 Dear Interested Readers, I Am Not Sure How Much More I Can Take In November 2017 the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof published an opinion piece entitled, “How To Reduce Shootings.” He began the article by pointing out how different...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 7, 2019 | Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Health in America, Opioid Epidemic, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, The Homeless
I took the picture that heads up this post on a walk this week in Albuquerque. I was there to visit my son and his wife. They moved to Albuquerque in 2007. For my daughter-in-law it was a return to her hometown. Both of her parents had been teachers in the Albuquerque...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 3, 2019 | ACA, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, healthcare finance, Medicare For All, the healthcare debate, The Triple Aim, Universal Access, Value Based Reimbursement
3 May 2019 Dear Interested Readers, If Medicare For All Is A “Bridge Too Far,” What Is a Plausible Path To Universal Coverage? Earlier this week a friend and I were driving down to Boston to watch the Red Sox. We were not overflowing with...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 26, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Attack on The ACA Through the Courts, Benefits of the ACA, Bernie Sanders, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Joe Biden, Medicare For All
26 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Hello Joe, I Don’t Trust Mitch, And Other Post Op Thoughts There is nothing that gets you thinking about the future of healthcare in America and what needs to change, like a personal encounter with our healthcare...