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...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Oct 5, 2017 | All Blog Posts, Events, Leadership, Lessons, Uncategorized
I recently had the privilege to participate in a panel discussion at the Brookings Institution with two of the nation’s leading healthcare writers and observers: Eric Patashnik, co-author of the new “Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine,” and...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Oct 2, 2017 | All Blog Posts, Events, Leadership, Lessons, Uncategorized
Last week, I had the pleasure to speak at Transform 2017, the annual multi-day conference put on by the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation. This year’s program was incredible, focusing on “closing the gap between people and health.” In terms of program...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Sep 18, 2017 | All Blog Posts, Events, Lessons, Uncategorized
Today, I had the opportunity to speak with the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) during is Fall 2017 collaborative meeting. It is inspiring to interact with so many mission-driven leaders, all searching together for ways to improve the American healthcare...
