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...
Healthcare Musings For 30 August 2019

Healthcare Musings For 30 August 2019

by | 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...
A Lesson in Critical Thinking

A Lesson in Critical Thinking

by | Aug 27, 2019 | Biases in diagnostic thinking, Burnout, Computers In Healthcare, Critical thinking, Daniel Kahneman, Eve Shapiro, Evidence Based Medicine, Healthcare Transformation, Six Domains of Quality, The Triple Aim

Is it just a small world where connections are closer than any of us imagine? Could it be that  there are forces that we don’t yet understand that create connections? Perhaps there is nothing behind connections other than random chance.   All of those questions...