by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 25, 2018 | Featured Post, Joy in Practice, Social Gatherings with Colleagues, Stein's Law, team based care, the power of stories, The Triple Aim
I spend a lot of time with my memories. I have very few regrets and an abundance of warm fuzzy moments that come to mind when I reflect on all the mostly rewarding and joyful years that I spent in the practice of medicine. Some of my warmest memories are from the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 14, 2018 | "Wicked Problems" in Healthcare, Costs, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Social Determinants of Health, Staffing issues in rural healthcare, Sustainability, The Triple Aim
14 December 2014 Dear Interested Readers, Sustainability, a Foundational Concern for Healthcare Late Wednesday afternoon I decided to take a walk, since the hike in the woods that I took with a friend earlier in the day had been more about...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 27, 2018 | 2018 Midterm Elections, Activism in Healthcare, Empathy, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Politics, The Triple Aim
Most of the big issues that we fret about seem far beyond our individual ability to make a difference. It is hard for us to look at a big societal issue and imagine just how our individual contributions can matter. I worry about climate change and hope that my efforts...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 20, 2018 | Economic inequality, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, Improving the health of the poor, Inequality in Healthcare, Michelle Obama, Population Health Management, Poverty and healthcare, The Triple Aim
Much has been written in recent years about medicine and the physician…A cursory survey of what has been written…permits the conclusion that medical science comes off rather well and the doctor’s image not so well. One gains the impression that doctors as...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 16, 2018 | 2018 Midterm Elections, ACA, Burnout, Fee for service payment, Future of Heathcare, Inequality, patient centered care, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, The Triple Aim
16 November 2018 Dear Interested Readers, Things To Ponder I have recently finished reading Jill Lapore’s These Truths: a History of the United States. Lepore finishes the book with a forward looking question: Barack Obama had urged...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018 Midterm Elections, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, The Triple Aim
I hope that you will be voting today. I also hope that you will make sure to encourage everyone you see to also make the effort. This note is coming out early so that I might emphasize what I expect you already know. This is a very important election. I have heard and...