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Tonight I’m feeling nervous because tomorrow I am participating in a pitch competition live on the internet.

I have plans to write about some of the awesome ideas that my peers in Project Healthcare are working on.

I have plans to write about some of the great methods we have learned from working on schedules with different groups all over the US.

I have plans to write about what ...

I have a question and no answer today: How do we resolve the tension between efficiency and innovation in medicine? Innovation is needed. I don’t know who would argue that things do not need to change and improve. But innovation is messy and wasteful. It is challenging to convince people in medicine to take measured risks, based on demonstrated results and proof. How does anyone manage to ...

Today I was talking with a mentor about our mission. Sometimes when I talk about what we are doing, imposter syndrome kicks in and I sound unenthusiastic and monotone - or maybe what’s really going on, my own uncertainty, comes through. But today, he asked why I talk about “physician wellness” and I was startled by my own burst of energy and emotional response. He genuinely didn’t know - and ...

I was listening to this old NPR interview of one of my business heroes Yvon Chouinard The focus of the interview is on how Patagonia wants you to buy less, so they create a high quality lifetime product with replaceable parts. You don’t need to continue to buy from them year after year. Because of the high quality and ...

We read about and think about physician wellness. And we have learned that there are many facets and factors including systemic issues, institutional practices, group dynamics, required tools and tasks, and personal care and advocacy. As a company, we look for ways to influence the larger issues and support individuals on a personal level but our primary ability to make a difference is in ...