Measured Care, Missed Moments: What Pooh Can Teach Us About Value-Based Healthcare

In a world obsessed with doing more, faster, Pooh reminds us that being still and paying attention might just be the most important work of all.

As patients, we often feel the pace of modern medicine—short visits, rushed decisions, more screen than face time. Behind the buzzwords of “value-based care” lies a deeper tension: we want healthcare to focus on real outcomes, but the system still rewards volume. What if the wisdom we need isn’t in doing more, but in noticing more?