Where Healthcare Should Focus in 2016
I have been looking forward to 2016 and asking myself where healthcare should focus in the year ahead. In this connection, Don Berwick’s speech at the 27th Annual IHI Forum had a profound effect on me. You can watch it on YouTube. I appreciated his insightful and...
Optimism or Hope?
During the week after I had given a very positive review of the 27th IHI Forum in my weekly “Healthcare Musings” I received an email comment from one of the regular readers who wrote to me saying that he admired my optimism, but he just did not feel it. The comment...
The Digital Doctor, 2016
One of the many lists forecasting what will happen in the New Year predicted that in 2016 many patients will begin consulting a Digital Doctor by using a health app for the first time. The article also predicted a big rise in the use of video visits and video...
Magic Johnson: A Triple Aim Hall-of-Famer
One of the highlights for me at the recent 27th IHI Forum in Orlando was the opportunity to see Magic Johnson and to hear him speak. Magic Johnson is one huge man. More impressive than his size-15 feet or his massive shoulders is the breadth and the warmth of his...
Conservatives, Too, Lead Healthcare
Last week in these notes I commended Maura Healey, the Massachusetts Attorney General. I had contrasted her presentation at the annual Cost Trends Hearings with the presentation of the “conservative” Governor Charlie Baker. In my view the Governor is “conservative” in...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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