Rush home. Feed the dog. Start dinner for the kids. Impatiently call my husband to see how far away he is. Check my watch. See my husband’s car turn the corner. Say goodnight to the kids and jump in my car to rush to a meeting that starts in five minutes.
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One-Stop-Shop
Why have your primary care provider, physical therapist, and behavioral health coach spread across the city? The concept behind integrated care is simple—it is a model of health care delivery that attempts to care for the whole patient.
The Data Dreams Are Made Of
Rather than innovate with reckless abandon, you do small tests and collect data to first make sure you’re on the right track. It’s letting your head go into the clouds and dream big, but keeping your feet firmly planted on the ground in a bed of data, facts, and observations.
The Most Good
Phnom Penh has 1.2 million people and a million motorbikes, but only about 12 helmets. It was not surprising that most of our patients were involved in motor vehicle accidents.
The Waiting Game
Last week, I was sitting in a waiting room, antsy for my name to be called. I was especially impatient because I had scheduled the appointment three weeks prior and had been promised I would be out of there within two hours, which wasn’t happening.
Overworked
All of the efforts underway across the state to eliminate unnecessary testing, fully engage patients in decision making, and improve transitions of care, might be completely undermined by an issue we may not be paying enough attention to: provider workload.
Translating Culture Into Health
Sitting in pairs in a makeshift classroom of south Denver last week, our especially diverse group of Mental Health First Aid trainees prepared to practice a discussion with someone who was struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts.
The Art of Collaboration
This past weekend I carved with the Colorado Ice Sculptures team at the Cripple Creek Ice Festival. It was my fourth year participating in the event that brings together professional ice sculptors from around Colorado.
Ten Minutes at a School-Based Health Center
It is 2:30 p.m. at the School-Based Health Center in Durango High School. In one room, a teen is being counseled after telling his friends he was contemplating suicide. Another student comes in complaining of terrible pain from a migraine.
Different People, Same Conversation
The formal definition of symmetry is, “correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane or line.” These groups may be operating in different planes, but they aspire to many of the same things.