I had the opportunity to speak at the 42nd World Hospital Congress, held in Brisbane, Australia. The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre was gorgeous, with superb acoustics – rated one of the best in the world. The program was equally outstanding with globally...
Modeled after the intellectual programs of ancient Greece, the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College (California) is a unique forum in American higher education. Four nights a week, the “Ath” welcomes scholars, public figures, thought leaders,...
At the historic Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas, I joined the HMS Momentum 2018 conference on Wednesday to share my thoughts on the latest advances in healthcare technology and data analytics with the 300 senior executives in attendance. The conference, a combination...
Update: After discontinuing additional treatment for glioblastoma, John McCain died on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 4:28 p.m. local time in his Arizona home. Arizona Senator John McCain, 81, has decided to forgo additional treatment for an aggressive form of brain...
Growing up in Great Neck, a Long Island suburb about twenty miles east of Manhattan, kids my age played baseball, basketball and, when our mothers allowed, tackle football. The thought of playing a game only with our feet and heads made no more sense than walking home...
Here at the America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) annual meeting in San Diego, the roster of speakers reads like list of healthcare’s household names: Atul Gawande (newly announced head of the Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan Chase venture), Jo Ann C. Jenkins (CEO of AARP)...
This brief excerpt from the book “Mistreated” tells the story of my father’s life and his heroics during the Battle of Normandy. As the world remembers the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2019, let’s take a moment to reflect on the bravery and sacrifices of the...
Today, I had the opportunity to speak with 2,000 of America’s top physician leaders at the annual conference of America’s Physician Groups (formerly CAPG) in San Diego. The 2018 conference is designed for those who are committed to value-based payment models – a...
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States, with 152,000 members in more than 145 countries. On Thursday, the organization kicked off its annual scientific meeting, Internal Medicine 2018 (or #IM2018 as...
To the question of whether healthcare is a human right, a privilege or something in between, the results of this month’s reader survey are decidedly, well, undecided. So far, 77% of respondents are willing to pay at least 1% more in taxes if it would mean ensuring...