by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 22, 2018 | Health in America, Healthcare Transformation, History of Healthcare Reform, Innovation in Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, the healthcare debate, The Triple Aim
When my own wellspring of inspiration and self proclaimed insight seems to be temporarily running dry, I compensate by passing on to readers what I am learning from others. There has been a lot to learn from others and to pass on recently. I was particularly intrigued...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 15, 2018 | ACA, Healthcare Quality, Presidential Politics, Racial Inequality, Tax Reform and Healthcare, The Triple Aim
When I think about the Triple Aim Paul Simon’s song “Slip Slidin’ Away” feels like it has a special message for me. Near the end of the song he sings: Slip slidin’ away You know the nearer your destination The more you’re slip slidin’ away God...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 24, 2018 | Health in America, Improving the health of the poor, Inequality, Inequality in Healthcare, Poverty and healthcare, The Triple Aim
Over the last year the consideration of the social determinants of health has become my greatest professional interest. This shift in my thinking has not been because I have lost interest in or am less committed to the noble ideals and objectives of the Triple Aim,...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 3, 2018 | Economic inequality, Featured Post, Health in America, Healthcare Transformation, Inequality in Healthcare, Lean, patient centered care, The Triple Aim
I have been reading/listening to Martin Buber’s classic work I and Thou (Ich und Du). I was encouraged to returned to this difficult book after several years by Ezra Klein’s podcast of a conversation with Jaron Lanier, one of the pioneers of virtual reality and the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 27, 2018 | Costs, Delivery, Featured Post, healthcare finance, The Triple Aim
JAMA recently published an interesting study that has not gotten as much attention or debate as it deserves. It is my hope that its impact will grow and that the insight that it offers will make a difference. The article “Health care spending in the United States and...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured Post, Health in America, Improving the health of the poor, Inequality, Inequality in Healthcare, Poverty and healthcare, The Triple Aim
I am a reader. Amazon knows what to feed me. I get notice of books about politics, especially ones critiquing President Trump and the current perils to the future of our democracy. Their computers know I am interested in inequality and behavioral economics. My...