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The 7 Sins Slowing The Pace Of Change In Healthcare Organizations
When I was an undergraduate, I was convinced by my professors of healthcare policy that the solution to what ails American healthcare—unequal access, extreme variations in quality, high costs and disparities in outcomes—lay in smart policy making.
What An Unfortunate Encounter With A Prius Taught Me About Overcoming Denial
My natural tendency—learned over the years—is not to talk about bad things when they happen. An encounter with a Prius taught me perhaps that I should approach things differently.
Homelessness Is A Healthcare Issue. Why Don’t We Treat It As One?
Housing alone will not solve the problems of people experiencing homelessness. Healthcare must be part of the solution, too.
Healthcare Holdups, Death-By-Pilot, And The Scourge Of Incrementalism
The work of changing healthcare is too often fraught with flawed decision-making processes, pilot-obsession, and incrementalism. I propose some ways out.
To Improve Healthcare For Older Adults, Look To Geriatrics
The specialty of geriatrics can be a path to better healthcare for older Americans in the United States—if we let it.
The Crystal Ball: 10 Healthcare Industry Predictions For 2021
The top 10 healthcare industry predictions for the year 2021 are far more likely to come true than prior year predictions.
The Imperative To Make Healthcare Affordable For People Who Deliver It
Healthcare workers often receive poor to average health benefits from their employers. That needs to change.
“Seniors Will Never Embrace Telehealth” And Other False Assumptions About American Healthcare
Much of the way we deliver care is rooted in outdated, outmoded, and ill-considered perspectives on who patients are and what they want. 2020 is a year that is forcing us to re-examine our assumptions about American society.
Medicine’s Changing View Of Racism Towards Healthcare Professionals
Medicine has had a complicated relationship with racism directed at healthcare professionals. It appears to be changing.
The Key To Solving Our Loneliness Epidemic Is A New Social Compact
The answer to America’s loneliness epidemic isn’t more programs and interventions–it’s a new social compact.
