Understanding Optum’s Legal Maneuvers in Healthcare Litigation
by Gregg A. Masters, MPH In the intricate landscape of healthcare litigation, Optum’s recent legal strategy represents a calculated move that highlights the nuanced challenges…
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EdTalks with Ed Marx: The NMP (“Not My Patient, Not My Problem”), Problem in Medicine
by Gregg A. Masters, MPH I had the opportunity to tell Anthony John Masters story on Ed’s show a while back. Ed has been a…
To Err Is [Still] Human – Context for the ‘NMP’ Problem in Medicine
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH A Call to Address the Public Health Crisis of ‘Medical Error’ After decades of experience in public health, holding credentials…
‘NMP’: The Not My Patient, Not My Problem, Problem in Medicine
by Gregg Anthony Masters, MPH Every day, the absence of my son Anthony John Masters weighs heavily on me. The anguish and despair can be…
Defining the ‘Not My Patient, Not My Problem’ or “Bystander Effect’ in Medicine
by Gregg “Anthony” Masters, MPH It’s been a rough ride since receiving the call at 7AM Pacific time on June 4th 2023 hearing the words:…
A Father’s Grief and Quest for Answers
by Gregg Anthony Masters, MPH G/R/I/E/F According to Merriam-Webster the definition of ‘grief’ (or in this instance, grieving) is: Have you ever lost a son,…
In Memory of Anthony John Masters
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH For those of you who may be following the ‘NMP’ thread, ie, ‘Not my patient. Not my problem,’ so prevalent…
Reports from the bedside: Observations on the ‘NMP’ Culture endemic in many U.S. health systems
by Gregg A. Masters, MPH Introduction In the fast-paced and complex world of acute healthcare in the United States, the ‘NMP’ (Not My Patient, Not…
JP Morgan Health Care Investor Conference 2023
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH This January despite considerable past grumblings about San Francisco’s rather visible and considerable homeless, often disadvantaged and marginalized urban populations…
Will Health Systems Recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic?
by Gregg A. Masters, MPH and Fred Goldstein, MS* In the still unfolding operating ‘new normal‘ wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic the path forward presents…