Primary Care Physician

Gentle Specters As soon as she walks into my office, I feel an almost fatherly urge to fix Lynn’s problem. Her bright smile and sparkling eyes are reminiscent of my own two daughters, and her invincible optimism in the face of persisting discomfort is endearing. For roughly twenty of her…

I have built multiple successful clinical programs in the US and Canada. In healthcare, success in clinical programs is defined as cost…

A design-thinking approach to solving the most difficult question that exists in the world today: “If I start all over again today, how will I design a new, better (healthcare) system?” STEP 1: Simplify Healthcare Instead of worrying about payers, billers, and regulatory hurdles by governments, or venture capitalists' agenda of 10x growth, I would challenge you to start with an understanding of the core customers in our healthcare system.

A Widow’s Melancholia, 1834 Caring is a window to the human soul, theirs and ours. It was 1834, my first year of practice, when William Johnson asked if I, Jabez Allen MD, might join him for a brandy nightcap in the library where his sister Millicent and hia fiancée Rebecca…

The rapid introduction of PCNS has brought promise of joined up working and additional investment, to practices nationally. It also brought the rapid shift in business practice and partnership working, that we would typically call a merger or a scale-up (in other sectors). Typically, a predicted organisational shift in culture…

Hi Everyone, Compris’ recently completed an invaluable 3-month accelerator program with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL), Please see how we are featured in their news release. During our mentorship, we had consistent feedback from our mentors and other subject matter experts, including BCBS of Illinois and Texas’ management…

The destruction of Private Practice and Primary care practice models via unsustainable government mandates, and unaffordable overhead costs. Primary care, including private practice, is imperative for building a robust healthcare system that ensures positive health outcomes, effectiveness, efficiency, and health equity. It is the first contact in a healthcare system for individuals and is characterized by a longitudinal approach, comprehensiveness, and coordination. …