by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 16, 2024 | A personal history, A story from my life, ACA, Beth Israel Deconess Medcal Center, Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women's, Burnout, Featured Post, FQHCs, Guthrie Clinic, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, healthcare disparities, Healthcare equity, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, Hill-Burton, immigration/ illegal immigrants, LEAD, Lean, Medical-Moral Sensibilities, Moral Injury, Partners Health Care, Paul Levy, Safety Net Institutions, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
February 16, 2024 Dear Interested Readers Medical Ethics, Access, and Personal Experience There are huge variations in care in America’s healthcare system. One has a different experience in quality, cost, and access, depending on your location and your...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 12, 2024 | "I Have A Dream" speach, A personal history, Alternative Quality Contract, Atrius Health, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, I have been to the mountaintop speech, Martin Luther King Jr, Moral Injury, Moral sensibilities in healthcare, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The LEAD project of Blue Cross
January 12, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Uncommon Greatness–Remembered Monday, January 15, is the birthday of Dr. King. This is a rare year because the national holiday that honors his contributions to all of humankind falls on his birth date in...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 elections, A personal history, Advent and Christmas, Atrius Health, Burnout, Christian Nationalism, Featured Post, Global Warming, Gun Violence, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Ken Paulus, MAGA, Moral Injury, Social Determinants of Health
December 22, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Reader’s Response Sometimes when I am writing these notes I wonder if I am writing to myself. It can feel as if I am talking into a closet, and then I get an email that lets me know that there is at least one...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 1, 2023 | A personal history, Carol Emmott, Charlie Baker, Dr. Robin Atlas, Fee for service payment, Glenn Hackbarth, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Pilgrim Health Care, Roanne Weisman
December 1, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Something New For You To Check Out If you are reading this letter on a computer, look to the right side of the page and click on “References.” If you are reading the letter on a cell phone, scroll down to the end...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 1, 2023 | A personal history, Carol Emmott, Charlie Baker, Dr. Robin Atlas, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Glenn Hackbarth, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Pilgrim Health Care, Roanne Weisman
December 1, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Something New For You To Check Out If you are reading this letter on a computer, look to the right side of the page and click on “References.” If you are reading the letter on a cell phone, scroll down to the end...
