by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 23, 2023 | 2024 elections, Burnout, COVID, doctor shortage, Dr. Aaron Carroll, Dr. Eric Reinhardt, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, healthcare finance, Inequality in Healthcare, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners, political determinants of health, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, Universal Access
June 23, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Last week, I reviewed Dr. Robert Pearl’s speculations about the recently announced intent of Kaiser to expand its network by acquiring Geisinger Health. As a review, let me remind you that he discussed the issue from three...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 5, 2023 | ACA, amoral realism, burnout and professional fulfillment, Christian Nationalism, compassion fatigue, David Brooks, diseases of despair, Equity, Featured Post, Healthcare equity, Healthcare in Rural America, Social Determinants of Health, The Great Stone Face, The Soul, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
May 5, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Medicine and the Struggle For the Soul of America One of the members of my Monday morning book group is a woman who is a retired minister and hospital chaplain whose oldest daughter is a physician’s assistant...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 28, 2023 | AI in healthcare, burnout and professional fulfillment, D Day, doctor shortage, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, Guthrie Health, Small town medical practice, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
April 28, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, The Challenges of Medical Practice in Small Towns and Rural Environments Last weekend my wife and I enjoyed attending my sixtieth high school reunion in South Carolina. The class of 1963 at Dreher High School was...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 31, 2023 | A story from my life, Burnout, Career development, COVID stress on hospital resources, doctor shortage, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Match Day, Primary Care Challenges, Professional Satisfaction, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
March 31, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, There Are Big Problems In the Pipeline For New Doctors It’s been a long time since “Match Day 1971,” and I don’t remember the scene as well as I remember the emotions. I was delighted to learn that I had...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 24, 2023 | antiracism, Biases, Burnout, COVID, Critical Race Theory, Daniel Kahneman, Diversity, Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, Equity, ESG, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, healthcare disparities, Healthcare Outcomes, Implicit Bias, Inclusion, intersectionality, LaShyra Nolen., Linda Villarosa, Racism in America, Social Determinants of Health, The Institute for Healing and Justice in Medicine, woke healthcare
March 24, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, “Woke” Healthcare: Implicit Racism, DEI, ESG, Biases, Intersectionality, and Duality in Healthcare I don’t know if you noticed it or not, but some politicians who seek to gain political advantage on the right tried...