The case of HIPAA, an orthodontist, and Black Panther’s Michael B. Jordan
After an orthodontist blogged about an emergency visit where his patient broke her retainer after watching Michael B. Jordan in the blockbuster hit, the Black Panther, the young woman identified...
View ArticleMillennials want convenient care
The Kaiser Health News article, “Spurred By Convenience, Millennials Often Spurn The ‘Family Doctor’ Model,” caught my eye. Millennial patients want “convenience, fast service, connectivity, and price...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with health care, and do we have the will to change?
Our health care system is in crisis and needs significant change. So, I was excited to read Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum’s great February 2019 three-part series in the New England Journal of Medicine and...
View ArticleHow to close the leadership challenge and end this COVID chapter
The reason that the United States hasn’t been able to reach higher vaccination rates is because of leadership failures. It’s really hard for leaders to lead transformational change during stable times....
View ArticleThe mission to make health care equitable and accessible for all
In the fall of 2004, everything changed. I became a father for the first time. I had completed four years as a practicing primary care doctor at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California in the...
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