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New practice? Ditch the plan, consider the canvas.

There was a day (many days, actually) when new businesses didn’t dare open doors without well-baked business plans. But in the 2000s, something happened on the way to the business forum. Companies became less traditional (Yes, I’m looking at you, Silicon Valley). Startups especially didn’t want to be saddled with locked-in business plans; they wanted […]

Unpacking the 21st Century Cures Act

The 21st Century Cures Act packs a wallop. The landmark federal legislation, first enacted in 2016, touches seemingly every corner of healthcare. Indeed, some 1,400 lobbyists representing more than 400 organizations worked at both houses of Congress during the Act’s formative days. The wide-ranging and bipartisan bill has three primary goals: Standardize technology to foster […]

How we promote psychological safety to foster change

(Hint: it’s much like you do.) If you are a behavioral or mental health practitioner, you know from your training and experience that change happens when you and your patients clearly understand the goal, when your patients feel supported, and when your patients are confident enough around you to freely express thoughts and emotions that […]