Category: Relationship with your Doctor

  • Our Primary Care Physician Shortage — Adapting to Change

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    Dianne Savastano

    I met Dr. Maury McGough in 2002 when my husband Bob and I moved to The North Shore of Massachusetts and he took on a new role at Salem Hospital. Maury was an integral member of his leadership team.  I learned so much by observing her leadership skills and her success growing primary care practices. With that… Read on…

  • Our Primary Care Physician Shortage

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    Dianne Savastano

    In our current model of healthcare, primary care physicians tend to be our initial point of contact with the healthcare system.  Typically, a history and physical examination is completed and a treatment plan is developed that includes plans for preventive care and treatment of chronic medical conditions. The physician may order diagnostic testing, prescribe medications, and… Read on…

  • What Matters to You?

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    Dianne Savastano

    Earlier this month, my friend and colleague, Maureen Bisognano, President Emerita and Senior Fellow for Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), graciously agreed to address Massachusetts Health Care Advocates (MAHCA) during our Second Spring Symposium — The Current Climate in Healthcare: Looking at the Future with Hope! Her presentation — Planning for a New Way to Care — offered a new approach to healthcare; it… Read on…

  • Medicare and Weight Loss Drugs

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    Diane Reilly

    It was meant to be funny. Our client Lucy (not her real name) received a holiday card from her best friend that read, “May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions.” Having made a resolution for the past eight years to lose weight, Lucy laughed at the sentiment. Secretly, she believed 2025… Read on…

  • Our Ever-Changing Healthcare System

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    Dianne Savastano

    In a recent presentation on the topic of Navigating the Changing Healthcare System, I spoke about how significantly the US healthcare system has evolved over the past 15 years or so. In particular, I focused on three things, each of which has played a large role in shaping how all of us access healthcare today.  #1. The Passage… Read on…

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