Healthcare Musings For April 26, 2024

Healthcare Musings For April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024 Dear Interested Readers,   Consolidations, Affiliations, Mergers and Culture   I have taken several weeks off from recounting the story of my journey toward what I have been calling my “medical moral sensibilities.” As you may remember, the...
Healthcare Musings For April 19, 2024

Healthcare Musings For April 19, 2024

April 19, 2024 Dear interested Readers,   What Can We Do?   I should give you a warning that what follows is just personal opinion and speculation based on many years of observation and substantial frustration. As I think back over what I have observed in...
Healthcare Musings For April 12, 2024

Healthcare Musings For April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024 Dear Interested Readers,   I Don’t Understand Why Healthcare Isn’t A Top Political Issue   My adventures in healthcare continued this week with my much-anticipated first post-op appointment with my surgeon at Dartmouth which was three weeks...
Healthcare Musings For March 29, 2024

Healthcare Musings For March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024 Dear Interested Readers,   Reflections On Nursing   This week’s letter is shorter even than last week’s letter. I am making progress, but sitting in a comfortable position for the time required to do work is a challenge. I have appreciated the...
Healthcare Musings For March 15, 2024

Healthcare Musings For March 15, 2024

March 15, 2024 Dear Interested Readers,   Income From Quality   In the early years of this century after the near failure of Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, there were very active conversations in Massachusetts about the cost, quality, and access to healthcare...