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Improving experience – decoupling a moving train?

I'm puzzled when people rate highly (very satisfied or satisfied) their experience in clinics and…

DannyNovember 22, 2015

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What’s the Problem with the Experience of People at the Center of Care?

Wearing my many hats: e-patient, caregiver, nurse, informaticist, and leader, I am blessed with mostly…

DannyNovember 15, 2015

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Another threshold

My long-time friend, Glen, died last week. The first thing Glen and I did together…

DannyNovember 3, 2015

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Habits – Health’s ingredients

Habits are the ingredients of health. My chiropractor tells me that my exercise habits should…

DannyOctober 25, 2015

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Health Literacy Month

Last week I was describing a mutual friend to my son as pathologically optimistic. Overhearing us,…

DannyOctober 18, 2015

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Adapting – Balance

When diagnosed 7 years ago with Multiple Sclerosis, my neurologist told me I'd had MS…

DannyOctober 11, 2015

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Gratitude

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. ~ GB Stern It can be tough to…

DannyOctober 4, 2015

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The jumble of research

Next week, I'll be attending PCORI's (Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Communication and Dissemination Advisory…

DannySeptember 27, 2015

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Belonging – a matter of perception

During the inevitable ups and downs of life, I feel better when I belong. The…

DannySeptember 21, 2015

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Finite disappointment, infinite hope

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”― Martin Luther King, Jr. Mutual disappointment…

DannySeptember 13, 2015