by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 6, 2024 | A personal history, Access, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Atrius Health, Boston Medical Center, Chat GPT, concierge care, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dartmouth Health, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Guthrie Clinic, Healthcare in Rural America, medical care in small-town America, Republican Platform for 2024, Social Determinants of Health, Steward Health Care, The Triple Aim, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
6 September 2024 Dear Interested Readers, The Healthcare Challenges In Small-town and Rural America Are Coming To The City If you live in rural America, a small town, or in a less desirable neighborhood in America, your access to primary care, your...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 30, 2024 | 2024 Democratic National Convention, a woman's right to make reproductive health choices, Abortion, ACA, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Chat GPT, Democracy on the Ballot, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, Healthcare equity, Liberal Values, Politics and Healthcare, Project 2025, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The Triple Aim
August 30, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Standing On A Solid Platform Back on July 12, when Democrats were still in disarray, I tried to write about the healthcare platforms of both parties. To my surprise, perhaps because the Democratic Convention was...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 23, 2024 | 2024 Democratic National Convention, A story from my life, Burnout, Featured Post, Governor Tim Walz, Healthcare Quality, Inequality in Healthcare, Kamala Harris, Medical Professionalism, Moral Injury, patient centered care, Professionalism, Six Domains of Quality, The 2024 Presidential Election, Trust in medical practice, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
August 23, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Have We Lost The Trust Of Our Patients? Everyone complains about healthcare. I know that I do. My access to healthcare is probably better than for most Americans, but I still find that there are barriers to the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 16, 2024 | Abortion, burnout and professional fulfillment, Declaration of Geneva, Denver Health, Dr. Patty Gabow, employed physicians, Featured Post, First Amendment implications for medical practice, Future of Heathcare, Hippocratic Oath, legal restrictions on medical practice, medical oaths, Medical Professionalism, Moral Injury, Moral sensibilities in healthcare, patient centered care, professional responsibilities in conflict with personal beliefs
August 16, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Our Professional Challenges Are Mounting Have you read the Hippocratic Oath? At about 2500 years old, it is a bit out of date, sort of long, probably not written by Hippocrates, and refers to gods that no longer...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 9, 2024 | a woman's right to make reproductive health choices, ACA, Ezra Klein, Featured Post, Governor Tim Walz, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, J.D. Vance, Kamala Harris, MAGA, paid family leave, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, the Harris campaign for president, weird politics of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, Wildflowers
August 9, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Governor Tim Walz Understands The Social Determinants of Health I was delighted when Vice President Harris chose Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate on Tuesday. I had been only vaguely aware of...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 2, 2024 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Abortion, Bernie Sanders, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, Healthcare equity, march-in-rights, Martin Luther King Jr, Medicare For All, Politics and Healthcare, The 2024 Presidential Election, the Harris campaign for president
August 2, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, What Would Kamala Harris Do For Healthcare If Elected? For almost two weeks now newspapers, podcasts, and television commentators have been busy trying to present Kamala Harris to many potential voters, especially...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 26, 2024 | A story from my life, Biden and Trump debate, Concerns about Biden's fitness for office, Featured Post, Healthcare equity, Kamala Harris' campaign for president, Kamala Harris' parents, Kubler-Ross steps, President Biden's address after withdrawing from the election, President Biden's withdrawal from the election, Project 2025, The 2024 Presidential Election
July 26, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Thank You, President Biden When I think back on the events that seem to lead to unexpected places, there is always an abrupt transition from a moment when everything seemed normal to a new unfamiliar reality. In an...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 19, 2024 | 2024 elections, Attempt Assassination of Donald Trump, Authoritarianism, Christian Nationalism, Concerns about Biden's fitness for office, Democracy on the Ballot, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, J.D. Vance, Politics and Healthcare, Project 2025, Republican National Convention, Republican Platform for 2024, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
July 19, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, It Has Been A Very Strange Week We never know what unexpected event the next day or even the next hour might bring to us. What were you doing late last Saturday afternoon while Biden was in a contentious meeting...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 elections, A personal history, Biden and Trump debate, Concerns about Biden's fitness for office, Democracy on the Ballot, Featured Post, Politics and Healthcare, Presidential Politics, Republican Platform for 2024, The Triple Aim, Trump's lies
July 12, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Democracy, Women’s Reproductive Rights, Healthcare, And Perhaps Joe Biden’s Age Are On the Ballot This November I suspect that I am more focused on politics than many healthcare professionals. Maybe my focus and...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 5, 2024 | 2024 elections, A story from my life, Concerns about Biden's fitness for office, David Brooks, Donald Trump, Ezra Klein, Featured Post, Joe Biden, Social Determinants of Health, The June 27 presidential debate
July 5, 2024 Dear Interested Readers Let’s Think about Joe There has been something weird going on in cyberspace. Three weeks ago the notification service that I use each week to send an email to you saying that there is a new letter for you to...
