Good News/ Bad News

Good News/ Bad News

    Where were you at 11:30 AM last Saturday? I was sitting bleary eyed in front of my television watching John King and Wolf Blitzer on CNN. Outside the weather was glorious, and I knew that there were many “productive” things that I could be doing that...
Healthcare Musings For November 6, 2020

Healthcare Musings For November 6, 2020

  November 6, 2020  Dear Interested Readers,   Observations During A Nail Biter That Will Determine The Future Of The Country And Healthcare   I have been watching CNN or listening to NPR for most of the time since the polls closed on Tuesday evening....
The Wait Is Over

The Wait Is Over

  Almost 100 million votes have been cast before election day. We are told that the turnout for this election will be huge. We are also told that Republicans know that anything that reduces turnout increases their chances of winning. I am OK with their enjoyment...
Healthcare Musings For October 2,  2020

Healthcare Musings For October 2, 2020

  October 2, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   Thinking About the Future of Healthcare and the 2020 Election After The First Debate   [I finished writing what follows last night at about 10:30 PM Mountain Time, 12:30 AM on the East Coast. While I was...
COVID Fatigue Is A Creeping Problem,  But There Is Even More That Worries Me.

COVID Fatigue Is A Creeping Problem, But There Is Even More That Worries Me.

  Summer is fading fast into early fall where I live. I have already had a few roaring fires in my fireplace as overnight temps slip into the high thirties. Our fireplace has an elevated hearth where I enjoy sitting as I soak up warmth from a primeval source that...
Eight weeks of Increased Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity Lie Ahead

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...