Healthcare Musings For 27 September 2019

Healthcare Musings For 27 September 2019

by | Sep 27, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ATLAS conference, David Brooks, David Leonhardt, Featured Post, Presidential Politics, The House considers impeachment, The Triple Aim, Whistleblower

27 September 2109   Dear Interested Readers,   It’s Been An Interesting Week   At four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon I was sitting at a table in the ballroom of the Boston Seaport Hotel at the 6th ATLAS (Annual Thought Leadership Symposium). This year’s...
How Is The Public Connecting To The Healthcare Debate?

How Is The Public Connecting To The Healthcare Debate?

by | Sep 24, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Employer Provided Health Insurance, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, The Triple Aim

When I opened my Sunday paper this week, I was delighted to see two healthcare related articles on the front page. The first article written by Nora Doyle-Burr, a staff writer for the paper, was entitled “Health care a pressing issue in 2020 for many Upper Valley...
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics About Poverty: A Personal Perspective From Recent Experience

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics About Poverty: A Personal Perspective From Recent Experience

by | 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...
The Challenge of Finding Time

The Challenge of Finding Time

by | 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...
Healthcare Musings For 6 September 2019

Healthcare Musings For 6 September 2019

by | Sep 6, 2019 | Attacks on Roe v. Wade, Consequences of repealing Roe v. Wade, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Financial challenges of primary care., Future of Heathcare, New England Journal of Medicine, Population Health Management, professional responsibilities in conflict with personal beliefs, Six Domains of Quality, The Triple Aim

6 September 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Did You Like It? Do You Want To Try It?   I was thrilled with Joe Knowles’ contribution to Tuesday’s post, “Guns In Homes: Time for a Safe Home Credit.” I hope that you have read it. If not, please do. Just click...