Mary Jo Deering is retiring after 27 years of public service in health. I contributed the following to a “history book” about her career so far: When I was first starting out as a researcher, back in 2001, Mary Jo invited me to meet with her and her team at HHS. She guided me toward […]
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How would you like your data today?
After a very full year of writing reports, giving speeches, and number-checking infographics, I’m left wondering: What’s the most effective way to deliver insights? How can I better serve you? To paraphrase Dr. Seuss: Do you like the data in a table? In a tweet? In a speech? Do you like the numbers in a […]
Thinking, fast and slow, about health care
Daniel Kahneman’s book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, has been sitting on my shelf for a year. I have started reading it three times and just can’t get into it. John Lumpkin to the rescue! His engaging 15-minute talk places Kahneman’s essential points in the context of his experience as a clinician and as an observer […]
Engage With Grace
This Thanksgiving, I am hosting the guest post below, participating in the annual Engage With Grace blog rally, to encourage those who haven’t considered their end-of-life preferences start thinking about them, and asking those who have done it to consider how their decisions may have changed over time. It’s good food for thought. Wishing you […]
A field guide to The Diagnosis Difference
The Pew Research Center released a report today on people living with chronic conditions: The Diagnosis Difference. Policy makers, patient advocates, entrepreneurs, investors, clinicians — all health care stakeholders — can use the data to map the current landscape. There are still barren patches, where people remain offline and cut off from the resources and […]
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