Get to here from there – lessons from a teenager
I was 17, hitchhiking through Europe, found myself lost, hiking alone through the Rondane Mountain…
DannySeptember 28, 2014
Tell me the damn cost up front!!
Did you read the Sunday New York Times' article about the $117,000 surprise medical bill?…
DannySeptember 22, 2014
Expanding Engagement and Capabilities of People at the Center
Some people want someone else to be the leader in their health care journey. Others…
DannySeptember 14, 2014
Caregivers Have Other Lives Too
I'm amazed at what people are capable of. This week I met a nurse leader…
DannySeptember 8, 2014
People at the Center -> Person at the Center = Gaps
A dear friend, Vern Schmaltz, died this week of ALS. He had so looked forward…
DannyAugust 31, 2014
Leaning Tower of Babel – Give me my Damn Data?
Today I attended a meeting with 9 people, including me, speaking 5 languages - Mandarin,…
DannyAugust 24, 2014
Understanding someone else’s experience – oh my!
Understanding someone else's experience - oh my, so hard! It's difficult enough to understand my…
DannyAugust 17, 2014
Communicating End-of-Life decisions
My 87-year-old mother and I have had many chats over the past 15 years to…
DannyAugust 10, 2014
Personal risk management – When s***t happens
When I ask my doctors what worries them the most about my future health, both my neurologist…
DannyAugust 2, 2014