by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Oct 17, 2017 | All Blog Posts, Events, Lessons, Uncategorized
I was just in New York City, where I attended the annual Golden Heart Awards, hosted by God’s Love We Deliver (GLWD), a not-for-profit created 32 years ago when a woman began delivering food on her bicycle to a man dying from AIDS. It was my first opportunity to...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Oct 16, 2017 | All Blog Posts, Events, Lessons, Uncategorized
On Friday, I spoke at the Second National MACRA MIPS/APM Summit held in Washington D.C. Under the leadership of Peter Grant, and co-chairs Donald Crane, Harold Miller, Dr. Barbara McAneny and Dr. Kavita Patel, this program focused on educating attendees on the new...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Oct 13, 2017 | All Blog Posts, Lessons, Uncategorized
This week, I was invited to participate in an hour-long panel discussion on the NPR show 1A alongside with two other physician leaders, Dr. Victoria Sweet and Dr. Aneesh Singla. Our topic: The challenges patients face in getting the right medication, understanding the...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Oct 9, 2017 | All Blog Posts, Events, Leadership, Lessons, Uncategorized
One of the most interesting and unique individuals I have ever met is Zubin Damania, aka ZDoggMD. A UCSF and Stanford trained physician in internal and hospital medicine, ZDogg is a brilliant healthcare innovator and remarkable entertainer. I first heard him speak at...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Oct 6, 2017 | All Blog Posts, Events, Lessons, Uncategorized
More than half of the country’s 525 Medicare ACOs count themselves as members of the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS), where I had the pleasure of speaking on Oct. 5. The participating organizations are at the cutting edge of...
