by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 25, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, ACO, Atrius Health, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, MassHealth, The Triple Aim, Value Based Reimbursement
25 October 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Pondering What the Future Might Hold My last letter to my colleagues at Atrius Health was published on October 25, 2013. In that letter I reviewed what I thought some of the challenges of the future would...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 22, 2019 | David Brooks, Economic inequality, Frederick Douglass, Future of Heathcare, Inequality in Healthcare, Jill Lepore, Martin Luther King Jr, states' rights, the difficulties of change, The Triple Aim
I was quite gratified that in his recent sixteen hour panorama of Country Music, Ken Burns spent a disproportionate amount of time in episode six on Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson has always been a favorite of mine. He was an exceptional athlete at Pomona...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 4, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Atrius Health, Continuous Improvement, Costs, Culture, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, healthcare finance, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, the difficulties of change, The Quality Chasm, The Triple Aim
4 October 2019 Dear Interested Readers, A Closer Look At Strategy and Culture I really appreciate getting comments from my readers. Most of the comments do not come through the comment function of the letter. Most “interested readers” who have something to say...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 10, 2019 | "Medical Taylorism", burnout and professional fulfillment, Continuous Improvement, Critical thinking, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Transformation, Population Health, Process Improvement, Six Domains of Quality, The Triple Aim, Time as a commodity in healthcare
I recently read Dr. Jerome Groopman’s marvelous 2007 book, How Doctors Think. His book caused me to refocus on the importance of “time” as we consider the complexities of healthcare, and look for solutions that will promote our quest for the Triple Aim. The book came...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 6, 2019 | Attacks on Roe v. Wade, Consequences of repealing Roe v. Wade, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Financial challenges of primary care., Future of Heathcare, New England Journal of Medicine, Population Health Management, professional responsibilities in conflict with personal beliefs, Six Domains of Quality, The Triple Aim
6 September 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Did You Like It? Do You Want To Try It? I was thrilled with Joe Knowles’ contribution to Tuesday’s post, “Guns In Homes: Time for a Safe Home Credit.” I hope that you have read it. If not, please do. Just click...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 30, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Future of Heathcare, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Housing shortages as a social determinant of health, Life Expectancy, Nutrition as a primary cause of disease and death, The Green New Deal
30 August 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Our Heads Spin From So Many Things To Consider. Are We Talking About What Really Is Important? I am not sure what to expect in the next round of the Democratic debates. I am very happy that there will be only ten...