All posts by: Michael Hoad

The American health care system is in need of fundamental change. Trying harder will not work. Transforming systems of care will....
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Here we are in the year 2024 and as I take stock over the past decade it is amazing how far we have come....
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For six months, I’ve been listening as the people of Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals talked about an ideal and optimistic future....
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You cannot over-invest in physician leadership for telehealth. As an academic health center, this is our time to make that investment....
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The gift to Jefferson by the Sidney Kimmel Foundation is important for its transformative size, but also for its targets....
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Hospitals need creative partnerships and a leadership team with imagination, communication, teamwork and emotional intelligence....
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To keep patients healthy, we’re going to need a different, friendlier, and more collaborative kind of doctor....
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Giving bad news, especially if there was an error in care, remains one of the toughest experiences for any of us as health care providers....
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The future of healthcare in America can be optimistic. The future of academic health centers should be to lead....
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For those with chronic illnesses or inpatients recovering from serious trauma or surgery—music is more than a feel-good remedy....
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