positive patterns, pt/doc co-care, reforming hc, trends & principles

Physicians as coaches, part 2: “Embrace knowledge symmetry”

I don’t get surprised these days as easily as I used to before I got “e.” But something popped my eyes open last weekend, and I dug into it. It goes to the heart of where the power is, in the doctor-patient relationship. But not just the power – the responsibility for getting it right. [...]

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key people, net-friendly docs, patient networks, positive patterns

Doing Our Best to Blow Your Minds (Emerging Trends in Chronic Disease Care)

Here is my third post in a series of look-backs at the November 2008 Chronic Disease Care conference in San Francisco. (OK, yes, it’s now January 2009 — I’m savoring the experience, not Twittering it!) The first post was about spreading improvement beyond early adopters, the second was devoted to patient voices, and this will [...]

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