by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 22, 2019 | David Brooks, Economic inequality, Frederick Douglass, Future of Heathcare, Inequality in Healthcare, Jill Lepore, Martin Luther King Jr, states' rights, the difficulties of change, The Triple Aim
I was quite gratified that in his recent sixteen hour panorama of Country Music, Ken Burns spent a disproportionate amount of time in episode six on Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson has always been a favorite of mine. He was an exceptional athlete at Pomona...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 15, 2019 | Administrative Waste, Atrius Health, Costs, Don Berwick, Lean, The Triple Aim, Waste in healthcare
This posting is brought to you thanks to a note I received on Sunday from a loyal “Interested Reader.” Hi Gene, I thought of you upon reading this clearly-written article in the NYTimes this morning: I hope all is well and that you are enjoying...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 4, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Atrius Health, Continuous Improvement, Costs, Culture, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, healthcare finance, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, the difficulties of change, The Quality Chasm, The Triple Aim
4 October 2019 Dear Interested Readers, A Closer Look At Strategy and Culture I really appreciate getting comments from my readers. Most of the comments do not come through the comment function of the letter. Most “interested readers” who have something to say...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 27, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ATLAS conference, David Brooks, David Leonhardt, Featured Post, Presidential Politics, The House considers impeachment, The Triple Aim, Whistleblower
27 September 2109 Dear Interested Readers, It’s Been An Interesting Week At four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon I was sitting at a table in the ballroom of the Boston Seaport Hotel at the 6th ATLAS (Annual Thought Leadership Symposium). This year’s...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 24, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Employer Provided Health Insurance, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, The Triple Aim
When I opened my Sunday paper this week, I was delighted to see two healthcare related articles on the front page. The first article written by Nora Doyle-Burr, a staff writer for the paper, was entitled “Health care a pressing issue in 2020 for many Upper Valley...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 17, 2019 | Continuous Improvement, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Improving the health of the poor, Kearsage Regional Ecumenical Ministries, Mark Twain's wisdom, Opioid Epidemic, Poverty and healthcare, The potential fallibility of statistics, The Triple Aim
Samuel Langhorne Clemons, a.k.a. MarkTwain, is famous for his ability to express a profound truth in a few pithy words. I frequently am reminded of his wisdom when I try to write. He is famous for saying “I apologize for such a long letter – I didn’t have...