Looking Ahead With Thanks and Hope Through the Aftermath of the Election
This time three weeks ago many Americans were wearing masks while standing in lines with six feet of distance on either side from others in line while waiting patiently to cast their vote. Some stood for hours in lines designed to discourage them from...
Healthcare Musings For November 20, 2020
November 20, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, A Good Read In Preparation For A Better Future If you are a regular reader of these notes, you know that I love to read. One of my favorite quotes is from Will Rogers, the famous humorist, who loved to...
An Early “October Surprise”
The talking heads on the Sunday morning news programs went back and forth between appropriately reviewing and honoring the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and speculating about the politics of naming her successor. One comment caught my ear...
Eight weeks of Increased Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity Lie Ahead
November 3rd lies exactly eight weeks into the future. In the interim we will be in a period of extreme VUCA. If you are a new or casual reader of these postings you may not understand what I am implying by saying it will be a period of extreme VUCA. Even if...
Primary Care and Rural Health Systems Are Victims of COVID-19. What’s Next For Them?
I was on a socially distanced walk with my seventeen year old granddaughter this week, and we were talking about how quickly and unexpectedly life has changed. She and her parents usually come every summer for a quick visit. They fly into Logan Airport on a...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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