Advocate or Adversary?

The healthcare landscape is full of decisions and ‘forks-in-the-road’. The first day of the Marseille Experience in Napa reminds me of the spirit of the poet Robert Frost who so eloquently penned “The Road Not Taken”, one of the most iconic pieces of the English language. We saw today that before each of us is a path that is well paved and cleared for those who wish to rely on comfort for the perfunctory decisions they must make when it comes to patient outcomes while singing to the same tune. The other path of the fork is one that is full of the thick uncertainties that come with any type of healthcare change that benefits the patient but requires great efforts. For Robert Frost, the path less travelled was the source of his adventure into the unknown – the leap of faith. As healthcare professionals navigating the thickets of… Continue reading →