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Paying for Value. I’m Overwhelmed. Please Read This

As you may know from previous posts, I sit on a Center for Medicare and…

Danny van LeeuwenMay 6, 2018

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Failure is Under-Rated

I’ve told my teams over the years, if we don’t fail several times a week…

DannyApril 29, 2018

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Appreciating Empowerment

My wife and I spent some time trying to adopt a teenager after our son,…

DannyApril 22, 2018

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WHAT RESEMBLES THE GRAVE BUT ISN’T

Photo by Lily Lvnatikk on Unsplash Apologies for the duplicate post. I changed hosts and lost this post…

DannyApril 17, 2018

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Lessons Learned as a Patient-Caregiver Activist

Photo by Monica Melton on Unsplash Patient-caregiver activism spans my 40+ year career and my many hats. As…

DannyApril 8, 2018

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Passover

My pathological optimism is under assault. How do I live with myself as a privileged…

DannyApril 1, 2018

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Activated patient, nurse, with engaged doctors. Can’t reliably manage meds?!

My medication lists don't match and none of them reflect what I actually take. I…

DannyMarch 25, 2018

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It’s not so simple – making treatment choices

We (patients and clinicians) need all the help we can get making informed health care…

DannyMarch 18, 2018

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You 2.0 – Branding

Opa, what do you do? I'm a patient activist. What's an activist? An activist is…

DannyMarch 11, 2018

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Trust

I trust my primary care doc. I trust my neurologist. I trust my instincts. I…

DannyMarch 4, 2018