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I often envy cynics. In the midst of change they can so easily begin their critique of the current realities. Or they can take a premise (the central idea of any breakthrough innovation) and dismantle it purely based on their past-based data and understanding alone.

In the past my orientation to the cynic went somewhat like this: In scathing displacement they deftly spin their cocoon, a blanket of protection which ironically seems to be woven in resistance to the transformation that deep down,… Continue

In the healthcare insurance and healthcare reform debate (I consider the financial side a part of overall reform, but it is not the complete picture of reform) there are obviously sides that have been taken.

On one side is the "'we need universal healthcare', 'we need a so-called 'public option'; 'healthcare is a right not a privilege', 'those bad health insurance companies are bringing us all down,'" contingency. You are familiar with this side or you subscribe (at least in part) to it so you… Continue

"Most people would rather die than think; in fact, most do so"
Bertrand Russell

Critical is not something that my closest friends would consider me. Today I will contradict that sentiment.

The realities of healthcare reform are still not clear to most Americans. While the factions that have emerged from each pole from Universal Coverage to Anti-Reform (aka "keep things like they are they are good/comfortable for ME right now") the clarity on either side and even for those who des… Continue

A couple months ago I began writing a series that I entitled Culture and Quality. As the conversation has evolved a new model has emerged. We have entitled it the: Diversity HealthWorks' Cultural Competence-Quality Framework for Healthcare Excellence.

The premise of the model is based on what we have seen over the past year in the diversity dialogue in all industries including healthcare: contraction and a general lack of cohesion about the future of what diversity and inclusion c… Continue

The 2008 National Healthcare Quality Report and the National Healthcare Disparities Report from the Agency for Health Research and Quality were and are generally published each year at the same time.

This is very much appropriate, but it is hard to know if people are making the connection between the two reports. If we have health and/or healthcare disparities, particularly in the sense that with most things equal (SES, acces… Continue