KevinMD February 6, 2024
Mick Connors, MD

I have long held the conviction that pediatricians, either in unison or in partnership with hospitals, have the potential to catalyze positive transformation within health care. The vision is clear: pediatricians leading the way, safeguarding health care from detrimental influences and steering it towards a brighter horizon. Yet, despite the rallying cries for innovation—be it through maintaining private practices, embracing direct primary care, or advocating for physician-owned hospitals—there is an undercurrent of escalating costs, declining outcomes, and growing disillusionment among both patients and clinicians.

As someone who has served as the chairman of a physician-hospital organization, who has tirelessly championed clinical integration, and who has taken on academic roles to foster alignment across service lines, I’ve confronted the primary obstacle...

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