by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 23, 2024 | 2024 Democratic National Convention, A story from my life, Burnout, Featured Post, Governor Tim Walz, Healthcare Quality, Inequality in Healthcare, Kamala Harris, Medical Professionalism, Moral Injury, patient centered care, Professionalism, Six Domains of Quality, The 2024 Presidential Election, Trust in medical practice, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
August 23, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Have We Lost The Trust Of Our Patients? Everyone complains about healthcare. I know that I do. My access to healthcare is probably better than for most Americans, but I still find that there are barriers to the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 28, 2024 | 2024 elections, Biden and Trump debate, Chat GPT, Christian Nationalism, Donald Trump, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Joe Biden, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
June 24, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, The Big Debate This has been an unusual week. Waiting for a big event has always been hard for me. As a child, it always seemed like my birthday or Christmas would never come. Waiting nine months to meet a new baby...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 21, 2024 | A personal history, Critical Race Theory, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Global Warming, Implicit Bias, Inequality in Healthcare, Juneteenth, Peter Bloch, Social Determinants of Health
June 21, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Reflecting On The Real Significance of Juneteenth Our newest national holiday, Juneteenth, was celebrated this past Wednesday, June 19th. It was well publicized, but my assumption is that for many Americans the day...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 26, 2024 | 2024 elections, A personal history, Atrius Health, Consolidation in healthcare, Costs, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Culture, Dr. Walter Murphy, Earth Day, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Healthcare in Rural America, Healthcare Mergers, Inequality in Healthcare, Moral Injury, Pilgrim Health Care, The moral sensibilities of medical practice, The Triple Aim, UnitedHealtcare
April 26, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Consolidations, Affiliations, Mergers and Culture I have taken several weeks off from recounting the story of my journey toward what I have been calling my “medical moral sensibilities.” As you may remember, the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 19, 2024 | A personal history, ACA, Atrius Health, Bill Rodgers, Boston Marathon, Build Back Better Bill, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dr. Paul Batalden, Featured Post, Global Warming, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Joe Manchin, LEAD, MAGA, Moral sensibilities in healthcare, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The conflict in Gaza, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The Public Option, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, The Triple Aim, Trump's Trial In New York, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
April 19, 2024 Dear interested Readers, What Can We Do? I should give you a warning that what follows is just personal opinion and speculation based on many years of observation and substantial frustration. As I think back over what I have observed in...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 12, 2024 | 2024 elections, A personal history, ACA, Atrius Health, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Continuous Improvement, Costs, Dartmouth Health, eclipse of the sun, Featured Post, Inequality in Healthcare, Path of Totality, Politics and Healthcare, Public Option, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
April 12, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, I Don’t Understand Why Healthcare Isn’t A Top Political Issue My adventures in healthcare continued this week with my much-anticipated first post-op appointment with my surgeon at Dartmouth which was three weeks...
