Reflections on Medicine & Life
5 min read…This 2019 article from the Journal of Hospital Administration tells us that only 5% of US hospitals have physician CEOs today. This is down from 90% in 1935. Interestingly, the article also points to studies showing that hospitals
1 min read…I was in my thirties when I first heard someone say, “It’s like herding cats.” A clinic administrator used that analogy to describe what it was like to get the clinic doctors to move together to improve the
6 min read…I was in a psychologist’s office one cold and dark January evening. Our housekeeper/nanny was with the kids. She usually left when I finished work, but that day agreed to stay until I returned from my appointment. Still,
1 min read…Have you ever found yourself in a challenging situation, unsure how to move forward? We’ve all been there, grappling with difficult decisions or demanding circumstances. Recently, when struggling with a potentially tricky interpersonal situation, I ruminated and mulled
2 min read…I have read many books and articles about leadership over the last couple of years. In addition, I have attended webinars and workshops on culture change. I have observed leaders and tried to understand what they get right.
2 min read…In my last post, I wrote about how stigma affects our ability to blunt the opioid crisis in ways that we don’t usually consider. For example, almost a quarter of the pharmacies in the worst-hit counties in the
4 min read…Stigma about proven OUD (Opioid Use Disorder) treatments is a significant barrier to getting the opioid crisis under control. Stigma prevents patients from seeking treatment with Suboxone and methadone. And stigma prevents addiction care providers from using Suboxone,
5 min read…Breast cancer awareness month is upon us. Pink ribbons. Pink banners. Pink pro-sports uniforms. Pink everything. The message everywhere? Get screened regularly! How? Do your screening mammograms! This very public push for mammograms never warns that one in
2 min read…It’s Monday afternoon. I am at work. The phone rings. The caller ID says “Glenview Public Library.” That’s weird, I think. I had learned the previous weekend that we were unable to access some digital services at our
4 min read…A couple of months ago, the kids and I were driving up to northern Wisconsin for a week-long break from COVID-19 cabin fever. We had an invitation to stay at our friends’ lakeside cottage. We became friends with