This post was written by Sarah McAfee, a former member of our team. When we look at the great successes of history, they are neither an accident of good fortune nor the result of perseverance—they’re both. Great progress can be made when advantages arrive at just the right time and in just the right way […]
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Mutual Mentorship
What seems like just yesterday, I began my first day of work at CCMU. Though extremely excited to be working here, I was a little intimidated at everyone’s many more years of experience.
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.
Multipurpose Tools
Father’s Day is always a bit bittersweet for me. I enjoy helping my boys celebrate and show their appreciation for their dad, my husband; however, I lost my dad to pancreatic cancer eight years ago, so the day always feels a bit hollow.
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.
Greater Expectations
What if we held ourselves accountable to metrics around the expectations of patients and communities to be able to shop for the right care setting for their needs, compare health care systems and even health outcomes?
Moving Past the Plateau
During a whirlwind spring cleaning at CCMU’s offices recently, we came across a 2004 report from the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) called a “Profile of the Uninsured.” Interested in what progress we’ve made since then, I dove in.
Power Walking
It sounds simple enough, but I’ve certainly never even thought about walking the approximately 25 miles to Boulder from my house in Northwest Denver to enjoy a stroll on Pearl Street or take a dip in Boulder Creek.