I love this concept of the people margin. It comes from Automattic engineer Mike Shelton in 2018. Data can be precise, specific, absolute and is meant to represent the ... Continue Reading about The People Margin
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The Circle of Safety and Physician Burnout
In his book, Leaders Eat Last — Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t, Simon Sinek discusses the importance of a safe work environment for innovation, productivity and ... Continue Reading about The Circle of Safety and Physician Burnout
Goodhart’s law and patient satisfaction
Goodhart’s law suggests that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. When I first read this I couldn’t help but think of healthcare and the quest for the ... Continue Reading about Goodhart’s law and patient satisfaction
Why DotMD Sold Out in Two Days
This past weekend the storied medical meeting DotMD sold out in two days. How did this happen and what does DotMD deliver that no other meeting does? Experiences. People are ... Continue Reading about Why DotMD Sold Out in Two Days
What is a Doctor’s Role?
This sounds like a crazy question. But it really isn’t. What does a doctor do? What's my job with my patients. What is a doctor's role? Some of what I do is transactional. ... Continue Reading about What is a Doctor’s Role?
MyChart Messages the Wild West of Patient Communication
Medicine is facing a crisis of information. Beyond the increase of biomedical information are rising demands for physician response to portal messaging (MyChart messages) and ... Continue Reading about MyChart Messages the Wild West of Patient Communication
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