Mark Pappadakis

Jan 27, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Scott Ellner |G. Richard Olds |Leslie Gregory |Mark Pappadakis

It’s a narrative that has become disturbingly familiar: different health care providers, yet the same traumatic story. Ramon, an idealistic new nurse, was drawn to nursing to make a meaningful impact in the lives of the most vulnerable. But in an instant, his love for nursing changed. After just six months as a nurse, a patient’s son viciously attacked Ramon, enraged over his mother’s COVID-19-related hospitalization.

Jan 10, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Donna Grande |Leslie Gregory |Mark Pappadakis |Nina Cloven

A new health crisis is looming on the horizon in the United States, and it will affect the most vulnerable people. I am not talking about another pandemic, the downstream impact of delayed preventive screenings, or even the ongoing substance use crisis. I am talking about the endangerment of America’s health care safety net, including the providers that serve marginalized communities.

Sep 4, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Robert Pearl |Michelle Detka |Mark Pappadakis |Andrew Hertler

Value-based health care, the holy grail of American medicine, has three parts: excellent clinical quality, convenient access, and affordability for all. And as with the holy grail of medieval legend, the quest for value-based care has been filled with failure. In the 20th century, U.S. medical groups and hospital systems could — at best — achieve two elements of value-based care, but always at the sacrifice of the third.