by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 26, 2018 | 2018 Midterm Elections, ACA, ACO, Costs, Future of Heathcare, Lean, The Triple Aim, Value Based Reimbursement
26 October 2018 Dear Interested Readers, Doing an “A4” on Payment and Delivery System Reform If the term “A4” is a fuzzy concept for you, or is not in your vocabulary, let me refer you back to the Healthcare Musings post for October 12 where you...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 19, 2018 | Future of Heathcare, Innovation, MACRA, Systemness
19 October 2018 Dear Interested Readers, “Systemness” as Nirvana This week I have had the pleasure of attending the 5th Annual ATLAS conference in Boston. ATLAS is an acronym for Annual Thought Leadership on Access Symposium. It is the annual...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 25, 2018 | care of the frail elderly, Future of Heathcare, healthcare finance, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Quality, nursing homes, workforce issues
When we talk about the care of the elderly we are often focused on the expense of care at the end of life. There is no question that this is a serious issue that deserves consideration since it may constitute as much as 11% of all healthcare spending. Just knowing how...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 21, 2018 | healthcare finance, Lean, team based care, the difficulties of change, The Triple Aim
21 September 2018 Dear Interested Readers, Overuse, Misuse, and Underuse: Hallmarks of Suboptimal Practice and a Barrier To a Better Future Healthcare will definitely be an important, if not the top issue in the November midterm elections....
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 14, 2018 | Featured Post, healthcare finance, Healthcare Transformation, hospitalist, Lean, Practice Improvement
`14 September 2018 Dear Interested Readers There Are No “Do Overs” in Life, But Continuous Improvement Is Always An Option Sometimes it feels like my wife and I are running a B and B. The last of our summertime visitors, or the first of our fall...