I was not trained how to share responsibilities with nurses and pharmacists, nor was I trained in how to create, contribute to, and maintain systems of care for my patients. It was all on me, and in truth, most of us doctors have liked it that way.
Access to Care
Coloradans should be able to get the health care they need, when they need it. Read more about how we're working to make this vision a reality.
Course Corrections
My stubbornness is well-known in my family, to the point that I’m told my theme song should be “Hard-Headed Woman.” Sometimes I get so invested in an idea or belief that I have to see it all the way through, even if it is clearly wrong from the start.
Partnerships for Health
Seven years ago, I moved from my comfortable urban environment to frontier Colorado to manage a critical access hospital and two rural health Clinics. I naively believed I would be serving a healthy population, due to the “country lifestyle.”
Not-So-Super Utilization
In the midst of the sea of change that is health reform, one thing has become increasingly clear: high utilizers of our health care system matter. A lot.
Decisions, Decisions
Our beloved eleven-and-a-half year old German Shorthaired Pointer has a history of being healthy as can be unless it’s really inconvenient timing for him to get sick or injured. Last week, Jackson lost his balance and fell on the wooden floor.