What is personalized medicine?
The world of medicine, especially spine care, has changed completely in the last ten years. Everyone has something they market; lasers, stem cells, or smaller incisions. It is confusing for everyone but even more confusing if you are in severe pain and just want relief. Let’s talk… If you get down to the nitty-gritty, […]
Why we don’t take insurance…
The calls come in frequently. “Do you take my insurance?” “No, we don’t take Health Insurance in this practice”. Why? Do you make more money collecting cash? Why would I go see someone who doesn’t take my insurance?” Let’s talk…. Health insurance is an important part of our lives and a way of protecting […]
The Cost of Medicare Spine Surgery
In this age of Healthcare cost transparency, few people really know what the US Government is really paying the doctors. In 2013, Bedlani et al published a fascination article called The Patient Perceptions of Physician Reimbursement for Spine Surgery. In the study, 200 consecutive patients of an outpatient clinic were provided an anonymous survey […]
Patient Satisfaction Scores Will Cause Discrimination
As healthcare delivery continues to evolve in the US, we are seeing efforts by governmental agencies to use patient satisfaction scores to determine compensation. I think this will become a source of DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FUTURE PATIENTS. Currently hospitals and physicians are being rated by patients for communication, caring, empathy, etc. Uniform government developed surveys are […]
The Price of Healthcare in America
With all the uproar in the government about healthcare, we must examine the costs directly experienced by the US population. What is the Price of Medical Care? There are 4 main areas that need funds to have medical care: 1. Physician’s fee 2. Diagnostic Testing costs 3. Pharmaceutical (medicines), and Medical Device costs 4. Hospital […]
