Healthcare Musings For 21st June 2019

Healthcare Musings For 21st June 2019

21 June 2019   Dear Interested Readers,   Critical Choices and Uncommon Courage   I have a new “hero,” guru, and role model. She is Sister Joan Chittister, an 83 year old Benedictine nun. Her latest book, The Time Is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage has...
Healthcare Musings For 31 May 2019

Healthcare Musings For 31 May 2019

31 May 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Relationalism and the Joy of Practice   I imagine that other retirees do what I do and spend a lot of time thinking about what happened during the years of their careers.  The goal is to be able to say, “It wasn’t...
What Does The Plight of the Homeless Say About the Rest of Us?

What Does The Plight of the Homeless Say About the Rest of Us?

I took the picture that heads up this post on a walk this week in Albuquerque. I was there to visit my son and his wife. They moved to Albuquerque in 2007. For my daughter-in-law it was a return to her hometown. Both of her parents had been teachers in the Albuquerque...
An Enthusiastic Invitation To Be Disruptive

An Enthusiastic Invitation To Be Disruptive

One of my occasional delights over the past few years has been to have a friend or former colleague whom I have admired and learned from send me a manuscript or a recently published book that they have written. I am always a little apprehensive when what has been...
Healthcare Musings For 19 April 2019

Healthcare Musings For 19 April 2019

19 April 2019   Dear Interested Readers,   Troy Brennan And CVS Are Betting on Medicare For All and Risk   This week I traveled to Boston for the annual meeting of the combined boards that serve the Boston Medical Center. There is a hospital board....