by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Jun 8, 2026 | All Blog Posts, Surveys
For many physicians, medicine began as a calling rooted in service, trust and professional purpose. But today’s healthcare environment is shaped by financial pressures, administrative demands, market consolidation, new technologies and changing expectations from...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | May 12, 2026 | All Blog Posts, Surveys
Healthcare decisions by policymakers, insurers and providers almost always involve tradeoffs. Improving one aspect of care might mean higher costs, longer wait times or reduced access somewhere else. Last month’s survey asked a more personal question: What factors are...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Apr 13, 2026 | All Blog Posts, Surveys
Business guru Peter Drucker famously wrote, “If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.” American medicine often responds to modern challenges by adding more people, more processes and more layers onto outdated systems. Last month’s survey asked...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Mar 19, 2026 | All Blog Posts, Articles, Leadership, Lessons
This article first appeared on Forbes.com In high school, I spent two summers programming computers for a manufacturing company in New York City. Monday through Thursday, I wrote code. On Fridays, a senior programmer from IBM would stop in to help me debug any...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Mar 14, 2026 | All Blog Posts, Lessons
Every day, millions of patients use generative AI tools to research symptoms, interpret diagnoses, understand lab results and navigate insurance questions. OpenAI reported in January that more than 40 million people ask ChatGPT health-related questions every day, and...
