Optimism or Hope?
During the week after I had given a very positive review of the 27th IHI Forum in my weekly “Healthcare Musings” I received an email comment from one of the regular readers who wrote to me saying that he admired my optimism, but he just did not feel it. The comment...
The Digital Doctor, 2016
One of the many lists forecasting what will happen in the New Year predicted that in 2016 many patients will begin consulting a Digital Doctor by using a health app for the first time. The article also predicted a big rise in the use of video visits and video...
Magic Johnson: A Triple Aim Hall-of-Famer
One of the highlights for me at the recent 27th IHI Forum in Orlando was the opportunity to see Magic Johnson and to hear him speak. Magic Johnson is one huge man. More impressive than his size-15 feet or his massive shoulders is the breadth and the warmth of his...
Healthcare and Behavioral Economics
When you live in a small town that is at least a half hour away from “big box stores” and other commercial outlets you begin to develop some shopping efficiencies. Recently, before driving the one hundred miles south to Boston for me to attend a meeting, my wife and I...
Do You Understand MACRA?
Some Articles You Should Read The September 24th issue of the NEJM had two great articles in the “Perspectives” section on the new Medicare payment process, MACRA, the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. This new law that replaced the SGR, which...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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