by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 27, 2019 | ACA, Benefits of the ACA, Big Five Tech Companies Invade Healthcare, Costs, Employer Provided Health Insurance, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Medicare For All, Strategy Formation, The 2020 elections, The Public Option, Universal Access
27 December 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Looking Back At 2019 As We Think About 2020 I am a maker of New Year’s resolutions. It’s that time of year again. Looking back on 2019 I did a pretty good job. I had some partial successes, and some of my...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 4, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Atrius Health, Continuous Improvement, Costs, Culture, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, healthcare finance, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, the difficulties of change, The Quality Chasm, The Triple Aim
4 October 2019 Dear Interested Readers, A Closer Look At Strategy and Culture I really appreciate getting comments from my readers. Most of the comments do not come through the comment function of the letter. Most “interested readers” who have something to say...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 17, 2019 | Continuous Improvement, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Improving the health of the poor, Kearsage Regional Ecumenical Ministries, Mark Twain's wisdom, Opioid Epidemic, Poverty and healthcare, The potential fallibility of statistics, The Triple Aim
Samuel Langhorne Clemons, a.k.a. MarkTwain, is famous for his ability to express a profound truth in a few pithy words. I frequently am reminded of his wisdom when I try to write. He is famous for saying “I apologize for such a long letter – I didn’t have...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 10, 2019 | "Medical Taylorism", burnout and professional fulfillment, Continuous Improvement, Critical thinking, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Transformation, Population Health, Process Improvement, Six Domains of Quality, The Triple Aim, Time as a commodity in healthcare
I recently read Dr. Jerome Groopman’s marvelous 2007 book, How Doctors Think. His book caused me to refocus on the importance of “time” as we consider the complexities of healthcare, and look for solutions that will promote our quest for the Triple Aim. The book came...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 30, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Future of Heathcare, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Housing shortages as a social determinant of health, Life Expectancy, Nutrition as a primary cause of disease and death, The Green New Deal
30 August 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Our Heads Spin From So Many Things To Consider. Are We Talking About What Really Is Important? I am not sure what to expect in the next round of the Democratic debates. I am very happy that there will be only ten...