2019 Reading (and Listening) List for the Health and Healthcare Data Geek
I’m heading to Bustins Island, Maine, in a few days to swing in the hammock and sip watermelon mojitos — Nirvana. I’m looking forward to this summer’s trek even more…
2018 Summer Reading List for the Health and Healthcare Data Geek
I've been thinking of including a book (or two) about using maps to display data on my 2018 Summer Reading List, but it was my old pup Juno who sent…
2017 Summer Reading List for the Health and Healthcare Data Geek
I sincerely wish I could avoid typing the following: it is July 2017, which means it is time again for my annual book recommendations, as well as a swing in…
2016 Summer Reading List for the Healthcare Data Geek
I don't know about you, but I was shocked when I glanced at the calendar and realized that it was time for my annual summer reading list for healthcare data…
2015 Summer Reading List for the Healthcare Data Geek
It's that time of year again: sun, sand, surf, and books to feed your inner healthcare data geek. The titles on this year's list are a varied lot, but all…
Three Books Worth Reading!
As the year closes, I have taken a moment to reflect on the many things I've accomplished over the past 12 months, and to forgive myself for what I never…
2014 Summer Reading List for the Healthcare Data Geek
It's that time of year again when I go to the beach carrying whatever book I take with me wrapped in a brown paper cover. I imagine that doing so…
Five Days at Memorial
In today's newsletter I share a "must-read" book -- Five Days at Memorial, by Dr. Sheri Fink. It is a book that makes you think very long and very hard…
2013 Summer Reading List for the Healthcare Data Geek
When I go to the beach, I always make sure whatever book I take with me is wrapped in a brown paper cover. I imagine that it creates an air…
Reading Room
And The Band Played On by Randy Shilts Writing about Dr. Koop led me to reflect on a masterpiece of investigative reporting, Randy Shilts's And The Band Played On: Politics,…