The Triple Aim Depends on Developing Leadership With Commitment to Mission, “Soft Skills,” and Integrity
Does the Triple Aim depend on leaders who demonstrate a commitment to the larger mission, have “soft skills,” and obvious integrity? The answers seem to be obvious: yes, yes, and yes. My friend Michael Soman, the retired president of the Medical Group of the old...
We Must Be Inept Because We Do Spend Enough To Do a Better Job
When my own wellspring of inspiration and self proclaimed insight seems to be temporarily running dry, I compensate by passing on to readers what I am learning from others. There has been a lot to learn from others and to pass on recently. I was particularly intrigued...
A Request That Got Me Thinking About How We Practice
Recently my 97 year old father was readmitted to his local hospital in North Carolina with another episode of CHF and aspiration pneumonia. He was discharged to the rehab facility at his life care community on a Monday. My sister from Birmingham drove over and spent...
Between Is and Ought
I have been reading/listening to Martin Buber’s classic work I and Thou (Ich und Du). I was encouraged to returned to this difficult book after several years by Ezra Klein’s podcast of a conversation with Jaron Lanier, one of the pioneers of virtual reality and the...
Did Secretary Azar Turn A Page in the History of Healthcare Reform?
In 1993 when the Republicans joined force with many in the healthcare industry to defeat the plans for universal coverage put forth by the Clintons, I said somewhat facetiously to some colleagues and friends that we would not get universal coverage and healthcare...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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