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My mother was a pediatrician, and she kept busy hours. I learned from her you could pack a lot into the day. Every minute had to count, and multitasking was a given.

From Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

Electronic medical records are, in a lot of ways, I think the aspect of technology that is going to revolutionize the way we deliver care. And it's not just that we will be able to collect information, it's that everyone involved in the healthcare enterprise will be able to use that information more effectively.

From Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

Unlike traditional nursing homes, Green House homes provide elders with a high quality of life and quality of care in a setting that feels like a real home. By altering the facility size, interior design, staffing patterns and service-delivery method, the Green House model provides residents better, safer and more personalized care.

From Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

The causes of obesity are varied and complex, but the lack of daily physical activity is an important factor.

From Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

It isn't unusual to see children climb into a car every morning to be ferried to the front door of a school that's just a few blocks away.

From Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

I start my day by trying to be healthy and exercising and thinking about and reading about the challenges. I live the mission that way.

From Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

I've been described as impatient.

From Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

I tell every young woman who asks me, be very careful about your choice of spouse. If you don't have a supportive spouse, it will be difficult to take on so many things.

From Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

Increasingly we know that we're going to have multiple medical conditions, and the person who's got the greatest incentive to manage those conditions is the patient him or herself.

From Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

I had an interest in health policy and a realization that, as an academic physician, one of the things you're always looking to do is to have your clinical interests and your scholarly interests overlap and reinforce one another.

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