As usual, there has been plenty of optimistic chatter to go around at medical meetings in 2019, but little substance in terms of solutions. Between sessions this spring, I tried to think of major improvements in healthcare over the past five years. My list was...
This month's reader survey was inspired by a recent study on the power of primary care, which found that adding 10 primary care physicians to a population of 100,000 people is associated with an average life-expectancy increase of 51.5 days. That’s compared to a...
In March, I welcomed your prognostications on the future of healthcare technology. Respondents were asked whether these 6 innovations will be consistently used in medical practice by the year 2030. Here are the results: I was surprised by the feedback in last month’s...
The February reader survey asked you to consult your crystal ball and play the role of seer. In 2019, the U.S. Congress will have the opportunity to consider several pieces of healthcare legislation. The question to you was this: Will Congress act on the following?...
Welcome to the Fixing Healthcare survey. If you're looking for the results of the inaugural survey (from January 2019), click here or check out the Season One survey results in this cool infographic: If you're here to take the NEW survey (which launched in August...
According to the CDC, life expectancy in the United States declined for the third straight year. As impossible as it may seem, the United States now ranks 29th globally in average lifespan despite spending $3.5 trillion each year on healthcare. My recent LinkedIn post...
November marks the one-year anniversary of Monthly Musings On American Healthcare. Since starting MMOAH in November 2017, I’ve been honored to share relevant news and insights with nearly 10,000 readers each month while gathering important insights on healthcare’s...
This month, I would like to hear from readers about the positive side of working in healthcare. What gets you out of bed in the morning? What’s the best part about your career? Please answer each question. 3. (Optional) In the space...
Now more than ever, there are two sides to practicing medicine. There’s the fulfilling side, the parts of each day that include improving patient health. And then there are the ever-increasing parts of our days that remain pressure-packed with data-entry and...
This month’s reader survey is about wellness. And, like every survey in Monthly Musings, it is totally anonymous. I’m interested in understanding how readers think about work-life balance, stress and personal fulfillment. Collectively, the answers will inform future...