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Tag Archives: cross country running
At the Fire Watch Tower
There’s no telling when or why a memory returns, or you could say, arrives like a dream. Today my mind goes way back to 1977, the summer before I started college. My friend Todd Parker, from the cross country team, … Continue reading
Why you can’t win without teamwork
You’ve probably noticed it’s been a bumpy regulatory ride for bundled payments of late. On November 30, 2017, CMS cancelled two “mandatory” bundled payment programs that targeted cardiac and joint replacement care episodes. Then, on January 9, 2018, they announced … Continue reading