What the Health!

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Let me get right to the point of this blog: Please get a primary care physician (PCP). I want you to have the best shot at your healthiest self and having a PCP quarterback your healthcare is a great way to do that.

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A Crisis in Healthcare Access

(Part 3 of a 3-part series)

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this post, I described a fundamental problem we have in accessing quality healthcare: finding the right doctor and its impact on the quadruple aim of our healthcare system.

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A Crisis in Healthcare Access

(Part 2 of a 3-part series)

In Part 1 of this post, I described a fundamental problem we have in accessing quality healthcare: finding the right doctor.

Why is this happening? Let’s start by defining the “right doctor”. The process of accessing healthcare, specifically, the right doctor for a specific condition, is in the stone ages. Physicians are grouped into broad specialties, but tend to have a fairly narrow sub-specialization or “sweet spot” where their experience, training and passion coincide – this is when the “right” doctor is treating a patient. 

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A Crisis in Healthcare Access

(Part 1 of a 3-part series)

Why are we in this mess?  What mess? 

I’m referring to the denial of the problem that US consumers face when trying to access healthcare. In case you haven’t been paying attention, we’ve been sweeping under the rug serious problems in our healthcare system. Access problems are pervasive and arguably more dangerous than in any other industry. Not only are consumers having trouble affording healthcare, physically getting to healthcare, knowing where to go for healthcare, but once they are in the system, they aren’t receiving the right care from the right provider. 

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Medicare Advantage is a large growth area where revenue opportunity abounds. Wondering what may be keeping your organization from achieving success with Medicare Advantage STAR ratings? It’s your member experience, starting with how your members access quality healthcare.

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Dr. David Shulkin began sharing his skills and talents with our team recently. One of many fascinating facts that surfaced about him is that he started a company more than 20 years ago called DoctorQuality with the mission of doing virtually the same thing that we are – defining quality at the provider level to facilitate value-based care (VBC).

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Can Emotional AI rescue us from the imminent invasion of zombie bots!?

Every time I have a hallway conversation with Bharath (we call him “SuperB”), I wish I had a recorder because nearly every exchange could be a blog post.