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My latest guest on the Fixing Healthcare podcast was Dr. Zeke Emanuel. Years ago, Zeke wrote a controversial essay for The Atlantic titled “Why I Hope to Die at 75,” citing the physical and [...]

Yesterday marked the third annual Ending Clinician Burnout (ECB) Global Summit, a fantastic online event with a virtuous mission “to bring an end to burnout in healthcare.” For hundreds of [...]

In a recent Forbes article series, I described three mega forces soon to hit American medicine (i.e., healthcare inflation, nurse shortage, physician burnout). Like the perfect storm, these [...]

Funding for digital health startups in the United States hit $38 billion in 2021, up 75% from the year before. With billions and billions of dollars being pumped into hundreds of entrepreneurial [...]

The congressional package contains significant federal investments in alternative energy and an expanded role for the federal government relative to both healthcare coverage and drug pricing. [...]

Reproductive health is a hot-button issue once again following the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. Last month, I wanted to know where you stand on the personal, legal and societal [...]

TEDx is a regionalized conference that showcases “ideas worth spreading.” I had the honor to speak at the most recent event in Davenport, Iowa, hosted by Andrea Olsen, an outstanding and [...]

Since speaking at the World Hospital Congress in Brisbane, Australia four years ago, I’ve kept a close eye on the country’s healthcare developments. In recent years—in Australia as in America—the [...]

“What’s on your plate these days?” If you asked a physician this question, the most likely response would be: “What isn’t?” Doctors feel increasingly overwhelmed by an ever-growing task list that [...]

In recent years, Direct Primary Care (DPC) has been the most talked-about and innovative healthcare delivery model in the United States. At the Hint Summit in Denver this week, DPC clinicians, [...]