November 2013

JUXTAPOSING QUALITY CARE AND GENOMICS

The Juxtaposition of Personalized Cancer Care Quality and Molecular Genomics: A Real Strategic Plan By Leonard Zwelling          The November 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has a remarkable juxtaposition of two editorials of relevance to MD Anderson.          The first by Huckman and Kelley discusses what the lay public is really …

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STUPIDITY

Stupidity: My Favorite Subject By Leonard Zwelling             I know I have to stop writing about stupidity. But, as Woody Allen said about death in Annie Hall, it’s a very important subject.             After my 29 years at Anderson plus that memorable year in DC, I really thought I had seen stupidity on display at …

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CTRL-ALT-DEL

CTRL-ALT-DEL By Leonard Zwelling          My experience with IS Help lines, whether 4-INFO or some others, is that when I call in with a problem, the first suggestion given is to either shut off the computer and restart it or do a reboot; CTRL-ALT-DEL. This has become a metaphor for a solution to a situation …

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50

50-November 22, 2013-Remembering Below is the prologue to the book I am currently writing with my co-author Marianne Ehrlich. The book is about the similarities between the forces causing the crisis of leadership in government in Washington, DC and the identical causes of the crisis of leading and governing MD Anderson. The book, tentatively titled …

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HOW TO LEAD

How to Lead By Leonard Zwelling          I always thought politicians were older than I. Presidents always were and senators surely were. Most governors, too.          But a funny thing happened on the way to Medicare, I am older than most of the politicians now. I have seen more than many. Heard way too much. …

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