Elizabeth Martinez, born and bred in Miami, has lived in Baltimore for 20 years, and currently serves as an anesthesiologist and an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also attended medical school. “I couldn’t picture myself in Baltimore, but I’ve grown to love it,” she said. In the fall, she’ll leave Baltimore for Boston, where she’ll work at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Arnold Milstein, a Columbus, Ohio native, first became interested in healthcare performance issues after obtaining his board certification in psychiatry. Today he is the Medical Director of the Pacific Business Group on Health and the Chief Physician at Mercer Health & Benefits. His work and publications focus on healthcare purchasing strategy, the psychology of clinical performance improvement, and clinical innovations that reduce spending and improve quality. He has been described by the New England Journal of Medicine as a “pioneer” in efforts to advance the quality of care.
by Paul Auster
Snowfall. And in the nethermost
lode of whiteness,
a memory
that adds your steps
to the lost.
Fifty years ago, the notion of Americans traveling to poorer countries for healthcare would have been considered, according to Arnold Milstein, “a lead-in line to a joke.”
Now, it’s not only plausible, but appealing, and often the only option for patients lacking insurance or money for care….
Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon
by Craig Nelson
When Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969, it had been a decade in the making, a $29.5 billion mission requiring six million instrument parts and 300,000 hands….
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