March 2010
1 post
Ideal Medical Practices: One reason business runs... →
Gordon is spot on. My solo practice empowered by HelloHealth opens April 1st in Philadelphia.
I plan to target both individuals and small businesses. I am confident I can save these small companies thousands annually while providing better communication and better health outcomes.
February 2010
10 posts
Musings of an Orthopedic Surgeon: Vertical vs... →
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Most physicians are clearly vertical thinkers. The longer a physician practices medicine, the more…
Why Efficiency Is Bad For Health Insurance... →
This is one reason why healthcare is a mess.
The insurance industry is built on a flawed business model.
McAllen, Texas and the high cost of health care :... →
We cannot forget this classic article from Dr. Gawande
Watchjayparkinsonmd:
Affording Health Care
My friends at ZocDoc produced this really great movie about the costs of healthcare. Please watch.
We spend $8160 per person on healthcare in a year. We could save $3140 by simply getting well and doing things differently.
WSJ vs NYT
Has anyone noticed…
To get to the “Health” section in the Wall Street Journal you have to click on the “Business” tab first.
To get to the “Health” section in the New York Times there is a direct link on the left hand side column.
Implications of the New Ethics: The Transcendent... →
Wow. This blog post nails it. DrRich is genius.
Run
Beautiful sunrise beach run this morning in Ft Lauderdale.
Sure beats 20+ inches of snow in Philly.
Attending Pri-Med conference with Myca/ HelloHealth crew.
Handed in my 30 day resignation today....
More about Hamster Wheel Medicine
cyjtsaimd:
Evan Falchuk recently cited study finding “on days the doctors felt positive moods, they spoke more to patients, wrote fewer prescriptions, ordered fewer tests and issued fewer referrals. However, when doctors were in a bad mood, they did the opposite.”
-via KevinMD
Hamster wheel medicine puts doctors in bad moods. Docs, get off the hamster wheel and start feeling better about...
January 2010
12 posts
Health Affairs Blog →
Jeff Goldsmith is a brilliant thinker who tells it like it is.
Ideal Medical Practices: Health care reform will... →
Gordon is a genuine leader and champion of primary care.
Patient-Driven Primary Care Shouldn’t Be Labeled... →
Two payment models have emerged in the private medicine sphere: Retainer (“concierge”) and Direct (“pay-as-you-go).
It will be very interesting to see which one becomes more popular.
I think it will vary based on geography and demographics.
Innovatively disruptive physicians will adopt these payment structures in addition to hybrid models.
Making Health Care Better →
jayparkinsonmd:
This is the fundamental problem of healthcare in America. And this is the reason why top down regulation won’t work. Regulation will work with assembly lines where every car is the same with no variability. It won’t work when the widget is a unique person with unique health problems in their own unique life situation treated by a revolving door of unique doctors. I urge you to...
DB's Medical Rants » Blog Archive » What... →
Dr. Centor is a true voice of reason for primary care.
The Hidden Benefits of Exercise - WSJ.com →
Experience health and exercise routinely.
Medical billing code monopoly explains American... →
Sermo, led by Dan Palestrant, represents me, a practicing physician.
Doc... "Do I need Surgery ?" #InformedChoice #PM...
hjluks:
Saw a fairly active middle aged patient this weekend in the office…
Fairly straight forward case, went to push off, felt a pop around the ankle. Looked back to see who shot them (typical story).
Diagnosis… Achilles Tendon rupture.
We discussed the alternatives available…. plenty of research supports both non-operative as well as operative management of these injuries. We used a few...
Radical Access, a new concept in Primary Care
carepractice:
Radical Access is an extension of the concept of “Open Access Appointments.” This idea is based on the simple belief that we should do all of “today’s work today”. The wait time for a routine appointment is simply today. By placing an evening doctor on call that is available for house calls or meeting people in the office after hours for a moderate additional charge we have added...
December 2009
11 posts
Primary Care & The Advantage Of Continuous... →
The 40% number is probably low. The real number is probably closer to 67%.
This is the future of advanced primary care.
National Geographic: The Cost of Care →
theroguetomato:
Click on image to enlarge.
From National Geographic Magazine blog:
The United States spends more on medical care per person than any country, yet life expectancy is shorter than in most other developed nations and many developing ones. Lack of health insurance is a factor in life span and contributes to an estimated 45,000 deaths a year. Why the high cost? The U.S. has a...
The Road to Wellville: Design Observer by Jay... →
jayparkinsonmd:
Here are my thoughts on designing healthcare around our country’s health needs, rather than history and profitability published today in Design Observer (and that’s no coincidence). Design Observer is one of the most relevant blogs on the internet, in my humble opinion.
I grew up outside St. Louis, Missouri. When I was a child, my grandparents lived in northern Arkansas. I...
Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC
Merry Christmas, Jay
We WILL design and deliver better healthcare
Cheers, 2010
DB's Medical Rants →
Dr. Centor gets it.
Welcome to Back On My Feet | Home →
Wonderful, empowering organization. I want to be involved with them.
Fitbit →
This is cool.
I will collaborate with patients who wish to use this device.
I will embed this into my HelloHealth-powered electronic web interface.
I will follow my patients’ “wellness data”. Reinforcing healthy, active behaviors when their data looks good; and figuring out why they “fell off the wagon” when data looks not so good.
June 2009
1 post
Breakthrough
Modern medical breakthroughs in the last 100 years include antibiotics, vaccines, chemotherapy, surgical techniques, etc.
By far, in the next decade, the most important life-saving public health breakthrough will not be found by pharmaceutical companies or medical device manufacturers.
It will be HOW we DELIVER healthcare