Healthcare Reinvention Collaborative

Reimagining healthcare should include how we define and describe what’s delivered and experienced. The challenge with our generally accepted terminology is that everyone equates "health care" with "sick care" and considers them one and the same (which is, unfortunately, largely the case). We need an entirely new lexicon…and also a whole lot of unlearning. I don't really think of "sick care" as a pejorative or negative term (even though we often use it as such) but more of an accurate definition of illness and disease treatment. Sick care will always be needed because we are biological organisms, We can’t always control whether, when, and how we contract disease and illness or when and how we may suffer injury or other trauma. But we can sometimes stack the odds for or against the likelihood of needing sick care based on lifestyle choices. We don’t all have the same level of choice, based on multiple factors and life circumstances. And what’s readily foisted on us, front and center, in easy reach, at eye level in the grocery aisle and in commercial advertising by our lowest-common-denominator, addictive, ultra-processed food industrial complex doesn’t make healthy choices any easier. In the U.S., neither our large employers or our federal or state governments also don’t subsidize any portion of the financial investment in healthy life choices or other healthy lifestyle options that would result over time in a gigantic reduction in our sick care costs. But disease prevention, early intervention, disease reversal in some cases, and healthier living and lifestyle options represent a category that belongs in any serious conversation about health. As it effects how we define and describe health and illness categories and choices, it will take a long time before we could ever hope to change the terminology and understanding of what is meant by what we call "healthcare” today. But words still matter. It's probably easier to introduce a new terminology than to try to change an existing one that is generally understood and accepted, even if it's inaccurate in most respects. For example, a word like "healthspan" is interesting because the Merriam-Webster definition is "the length of time that the person is healthy—not just alive." Shouldn’t we aspire to a greater healthspan? Shouldn’t we focus more on healthspan as an antidote to avoidable sick care? Shouldn’t we invest more, as a country and as individuals, in healthspan as the potential cure for our sick care dependency, debt, and inevitable insolvency? #healthcare #sickcare #healthspan #wordsmatter

Normal is what the majority does, which is why "different" is so much more interesting. Simon Sinek

As I was reviewing the literature associated with billing for Chaplaincy services (which is a whole other discussion) ... https://lnkd.in/g_jYKGFE ... the following phrase continued to come up - "Data-Driven Decision-Making" - and each time it did I would think ... "No. The goal should not be Data-Driven Decision-Making. The goal should be Heart and Mind Wisdom Decision-Making." As someone who was blessed to create and lead an analytics shop for a Safety Net Hospital's Medicaid Division in Boston, (and thus blessed to also see through that lens), I have seen first hand throughout healthcare how "data" became the end game for decision-making for many. And how data-driven decisions have led to great harm, as they continue to do to this day: 💔< 10% of outcomes for health care interventions supported by high-quality evidence 💔 30% of healthcare procedures are needless (and/or harmful) 💔 Over a 1/3 of healthcare expenditures are wasted (equating to $1.4 trillion) 💔 Only limited improvement in Patient Safety since 2001 (publication of Crossing the Quality Chasm) 💔 Minimal improvement on a national level in Patient Experience since 2016 💔 Moral injury throughout And 💔 More Long-story short, data gathering and review is only the beginning of wise decision-making. It is only when we elevate our thinking from ... Data ➡️ Information ➡️ Knowledge ➡️ Wisdom (both Heart and Mind) ... that we truly arrive at solid righteous decisions for the benefit of all. Today, let's commit to move well beyond data, let's commit to engage both our ❤️ and our 🧠, and let's commit to lead, to serve, to love with Heart and Mind Wisdom Decision-Making. Together. Dahlborg HealthCARING Leadership Group, LLC (DHLG) https://dahlborghlg.com/ #data #wisdom #analytics #HEARTchange #healthCARING #alovingorganization * The DIKW pyramid is a step in the right direction (via ResearchGate).

"In today's medicine, we value money more than care and compassion. And it’s getting worse."   This sobering truth comes from a friend of "Patient Lee" Tomlinson, who played a pivotal role in helping Lee choose life over despair—and purpose over pain.   I received an email from Lee this morning—not the usual holiday greeting, but an announcement of his next project and a request for support. Without hesitation, I contributed.   Why?   Because Lee’s work matters. His TEDx talk, which I’ve linked here, shares his incredible story and the purpose that drives him. He’s now working on a documentary, Compassion Heals: You. Me. The World., which aims to change the very fabric of healthcare.   Compassion saved Lee’s life, and now he’s building a movement.   Lee’s mission is urgent, his impact undeniable. I encourage you to watch his TEDx talk, learn about his work, and, if you feel moved, support his campaign to bring this documentary to life.   Your contribution could be a small step toward creating a healthcare system where compassion and care truly come first.   Let’s make it happen. Healthcare Reinvention Collaborative

A few months ago, I shared a bit of our team’s team building activities - from pickleball to rescuing a boat being swept away in a storm … https://lnkd.in/eq-2-xkf Yesterday, we continued these activities with our Christmas party. And during this party, our Medical Director truly touched each of our hearts. He gifted our team with an anchor he created … ⚓️ to commemorate our team, ⚓️ to commemorate our team saving a boat together, and ⚓️ as a symbol of hope* for the future of healthcare and each of our roles on this journey, this voyage. * The Anchor as a symbol of Hope ⚓️ The anchor, because of the great importance in navigation, was regarded in ancient times as a symbol of safety. The early Christians (many of whom were fishermen) also adopted the anchor as a symbol of hope. “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” - Hebrews 6:19a niv As we each continue on this voyage - please … Keep the Faith 🙏🏼 “For we live by faith, not by sight.” - 2 Corinthians 5:7 niv Keep the Hope ⚓️ “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. And Keep Loving ♥️ “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” - 1 Corinthians 13:13 niv And together we will right this healthcare ship. Together 🙏🏼⚓️♥️ Dahlborg HealthCARING Leadership Group, LLC (DHLG) https://dahlborghlg.com/ Michigan Center for Clinical Systems Improvement (Mi-CCSI) #faith #hope #love #alovingorganization #lovecenteredcare #teambuilding #team #MICCSI #loveforlovesake #loveistheforcemultiplier #leadservelove #agapelove

Why does US healthcare need reinvention?

The Patient Perspective: What Does Trump 2.0 Mean for Healthcare?   As discussions swirl about Trump’s second term and his controversial healthcare appointees, the question looms: Should patients be concerned?   Here’s what we (think we) know:   Medicare and Medicaid: Proposed Medicaid funding cuts and stricter eligibility requirements could leave vulnerable populations at risk. For Medicare recipients, the possible expansion of Medicare Advantage might improve benefits for some but could reduce choice for others.   Prescription Drug Costs: Efforts to address skyrocketing drug prices may focus on market competition rather than direct price caps. Will this approach ease financial burdens—or leave patients waiting for relief?   Telehealth Expansion: On the positive side, the administration appears likely to make telehealth flexibilities permanent, a lifeline for many during the pandemic.   Affordable Care Act Subsidies: Enhanced ACA subsidies that currently help millions afford coverage are set to expire. Without Congressional action, millions could face rising premiums—or lose coverage altogether. So, should we be worried?    On one hand, deregulation and market-driven reforms could spark innovation and cost savings.   On the other, cuts to safety nets like Medicaid and potential rollbacks of ACA subsidies could increase the uninsured rate and worsen health inequities.   As patients (and we are all patients at one point or another), we must ask: Are these changes putting people first—or perpetuating systemic barriers?   What's your take—hopeful, concerned, or somewhere in between?   Do we 'wait and see,' or are there actions we should/could begin to take now? Comments highlight valuable contributions and help you discover others you may want to connect with. Healthcare Reinvention Collaborative

Are you ready to take action toward meaningful change in medicine? In 1️⃣ week, the KNN, Medicine Forward and the Healthcare Reinvention Collaborative will lead a virtual event to rediscover the joy, humanity and connection in healthcare. Join us: bit.ly/3BkD36l

In healthcare, we are often wired to fix what is WRONG in order to make things RIGHT. This well-intentioned approach stems from a deeply ingrained instinct—our survival brain’s unrelenting search for “threats.” Under stress, this instinct can narrow our focus, turning us into problem-solvers who unintentionally see people as tasks, numbers, diagnoses, or statistics. But true compassion begins when we quiet the chaos within ourselves. The most effective healthcare leaders are those who are self-aware and have found inner peace, breaking free from the cycle of fear and reaction. They have learned to focus on their Locus of Control. They have learned to shift from merely surviving to truly thriving. They have learned to foster healing not only in their patients but also within themselves. In your next (healthcare) interaction, instead of Asking: “What is wrong?” Try:“ What is working well?” Notice how this question changes the conversation—how it invites strength, resilience, and hope into the room... This simple shift in perspective moves us from fear to empathy, from solving problems to empowering individuals. It transforms not just the way we see others, but the way we see ourselves. True healing begins with seeing beyond "the problem" and into the potential. #HumanExperience #WordsMatter #HealOurHealers