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The third vital step in our transformation from reactive to proactive care is the primary care physician becoming a health consultant and advocate for their patient population rather than being the “doer.” Most patients have had a relationship with their primary care physician longer than they have with their employer or insurance company. It is a strong and trusted bond, often with an advisor who has been there during very challenging times. ”My doctor” is a...

Do you feel like screaming every time an insurance company, Medicare, or Medicaid sends you a report informing you of the services a patient needs that they have not yet received? If you have ever attempted to act on these, you often discover the patient visited a week ago, is not following up for another 3-6months, and/or does not have the time or resources to come in for the needed procedures and tests. Moreover, the likelihood of finding a cancer, abnormality, or other actionable problem...

Right now, insurance companies, self-insured corporations and collaborative organizations are trying to differentiate the high value primary care providers versus the low value providers. These entities are looking at data and information, making best guesses and starting to direct patients to those providers perceived as "high value".

This is a dangerous game.  By the very nature of the process, the data anyone has access to at any one time is inaccurate - what a...

The Supreme Court has spoken.  As the country reacts, favorably and unfavorably, to the Court’s decision on health reform a few indelible truths remain:
 
1.       The massive healthcare system in our country remains broken.  It continues to reward volume over value.   It continues to be burdened by inefficiency, lack of transparency, and the absence of competitive forces.   We are still in need of...