A successful health care system is one that meets the needs of the people it serves—and we can only tell if it is working if we are listening to the people themselves.
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Finding Room for Paradox
“Authentic leaders have absorbed the fundamental fact of existence – that you can’t get around life’s inherent contradictions. The leadership mind is spacious. It has ample room for the ambiguities of the world, for conflicting feelings, and for contradictory ideas.”
Staying Hopeful About Health Reform
I’ve been working on health policy issues for more than 20 years, and from the beginning my efforts were framed around health “reform.” Indeed, neither the problems under discussion nor the thrust of the proposed solutions has changed much over that time period.
Leading Change for a Healthier Colorado
We are proud to announce that CCMU has been awarded the 2013 John Moran, Jr. Leadership Award, which is given annually by The Colorado Trust in recognition of an organization’s “outstanding leadership to advance the health and well-being of the people within [its] community.”
The 2013 Legislative Session
Over the course of this week, I’m going to write about each of the three bills we actively supported this year, including the Medicaid expansion (SB 200), dental benefits for adults on Medicaid (SB 242), and removing the three-month waiting period in CHP+ (SB 8).
So Much More Than Lacrosse
Coaching an inner city girls lacrosse team is one of the most challenging and rewarding parts of my life. It has taught me patience, gratitude, and the importance of small successes.
Us and Them
What can happen when we are busy is that we lose one of the things that we need most when the work is hard – empathy. To me, the ability to empathize is foundational to leadership, authentic relationships, and to taking care of one another.
No Shortcuts
I am going to attempt a triathlon this summer. I say ‘attempt’ because I am by most accounts a lousy swimmer, mediocre biker, and embarrassingly bad runner. Fortunately, I have a support system of two good friends of similar athletic abilities who will be attempting it with me.
It Takes a Community
Over the past year, CCMU has made a concerted effort to travel to the far reaches of Colorado to meet with health care leaders and community members to get a firsthand account of local health care system innovations.
Accepting Imperfection
Confession: I’m a perfectionist. My coworkers know me all too well for my task lists, compulsive neatness, and pouncing on any missing Oxford commas. I’m guilty of clearing our newspaper stash before everyone has the chance to read them because the clutter makes me crazy.