Joys and Sorrows of Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare professionals find both joy and sorrow in their work. Many of us carry scars. I think it helps to tell the stories we carry with us from our experiences in the present system, even when they are not feel-good stories. It gives us ways to think about...
Born Too Soon for Lean
Lean arrived a little late for me. Even now, the Triple Aim is still more of a goal than a reality. When I think back over the system of waste in which I practiced medicine, I am left with the regret of the lost time spent licking envelopes, making calls for...
Medical Practice & the 8 Wastes
As I reflect in early retirement on my years of practice, I am a little surprised that I am losing the names of many of my patients. I saw thousands of patients in more than a hundred thousand office visits and stood at the bedsides of thousands more in hundreds of...
Fostering Healthcare Innovation in Vermont
In my recent encounters with leaders who are fostering healthcare innovation in Vermont, I have observed that leadership within the ACOs, The Vermont Medical Society, forward-looking and socially oriented members of Faculty at the UVM Medical School, the leadership of...
Healthcare Innovation in Vermont
I am now involved in a small way with the Vermont Healthcare Innovation Project that is the latest of several efforts in Vermont to move away from healthcare that is fragmented, inefficient and expensive. Despite efforts to move toward value-based reimbursement and...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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