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...
Healthcare Musings For July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, We Are Not As “Exceptional” As We Thought As a child, I developed a love of American history. My family traveled more extensively east of the Mississippi than to the west, but the east was the home of colonial...
The Future of Care As Seen Through the Lens of The COVID-19 Pandemic
My wife and I were recently watching the PBS program “The Vote” when it occurred to me how long it takes to achieve social change. The story of Women’s Suffrage is an international saga that really spans a few thousand years. It was not until 2015 when Suadi...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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