Can we measure compassion without losing it? In part two of our series, we explore how value-based care tries to reward better outcomes—but sometimes leaves behind the patients and providers who need support most. With help from Pooh, Piglet, and Tigger, we consider what care really means in a world of dashboards, double documentation, and quiet moments that still matter.

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?