by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 22, 2019 | Future of Heathcare, Health in America, Healthcare Policy, Population Health, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, the difficulties of change, The Triple Aim
Change is slow, and time flies. It has been twelve years since 2007, and changes that were discussed then are still works in progress now. 2007 was a big year for me. I did not know it, but 2007 would be my last year of full time practice and part time leadership as...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 18, 2019 | Featured Post, Inequality, Population Health, Poverty, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
18 January 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Don Berwick On Our Responsibility to Address the Social Determinants of Health If you have not read the last few postings, let me suggest that you quickly catch up by skimming last Friday’s note. In that...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 11, 2019 | Featured Post, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, synthesis, The Triple Aim
11 January 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Thesis, Antithesis, and Synthesis: Developing a Poverty Dialog I began my writing almost eleven years ago as a device that I hoped might promote a dialog within our practice. I felt that we had challenges ahead,...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 4, 2019 | Democratic control of the House, Martin Luther King Jr, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
4 January 2019 Dear Interested Readers, We Must Address Poverty and the Social Determinants of Health I have the opinion that most Americans do not understand or spend much time thinking about the term “social determinants of health”, or connect...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 1, 2019 | ACA, Featured Post, Healthcare in 2019, The Triple Aim
I hope that you enjoyed the fireworks last night. Someone on our lake put on a big show. This will not be a typical New Year’s Day. The big college football games leading up to the national championship were played on Saturday night and the NFL playoffs will not begin...
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...