Check out Christophers segment in the Great American Motorcycle Tour with Dr. David Kibbe (his interview starts around 11 min 30 sec.)!

The Nashville Business Journal published an article in October (that I somehow missed), highlighting Nashville’s push toward consumerism in health care.

Here is what they had to say about change:healthcare:

“Change:healthcare launched a new version of its Medstimate cost ratings tool in May. It features comprehensive pricing data for hospital inpatient and outpatient services.

“The feedback we’ve gotten from the providers is sort of mixed,” says Robert Hendrick, the company’s co-founder and chief operations officer. “We have providers that are understandably a little nervous about it because they feel like it’s exposing their prices. Then we have some relatively forward-thinking providers who are saying that this is information we need, too, because they’re not really consistent in their pricing. They’re looking for what is the market for health care services.”

The Nashville company was formed in 2006 by Hendrick and fellow health care executive Christopher Parks to simplify the medical bill-paying process through the company’s cornerstone MedBillManager tool.

Hendrick says the tools and data provided by change:healthcare are unique to the health care industry.

The company received $1 million from Nashville investment firm Solidus in 2007 and projects between $6 million and $9 million in revenue within three years, Hendrick says.

Change:healthcare is also marketing a new book titled “My Healthcare is Killing Me,” authored by Hendrick, Parks and Katrina Welty of the company’s management team. It is billed as a consumer’s guide to the complex health care industry and has been featured on CNN’s “House Call” medical program.

“The cost of health care is going up in double-digit percentages each year,” Hendrick says. “It’s killing the employers. The employers have reached a point where many of them have said, ‘I just can’t do this anymore.’ They are pushing more of the cost to the employee.”

Click to view the complete article online or download a complete PDF of the article HERE.

The Daily Herald featured a story on change:healthcare, My Healthcare Is Killing Me, and Christopher Parks.

The PDF of “My Healthcare Is Killing Me Teaches Consumers Smart Healthcare Tips” can be downloaded here.

Some how I forgot to post this great article by Smart Money Magazine.  The artice contains tips on how to save money in a tough economy… and change:healthcare was one of them!

Check out the PDF.

Robert was featured on The Doctors October 15th!!  Congrats Robert!

Check out his segment below… you may get some ideas on how to reduce your health care costs.

The SHOUTAmerica Conference was a huge success!  About 100 student n leader, presenting almost a million students across the country, attended the conference to hear CEOs, Senators, House Reps and health care educators speak about the current healthcare crisis.  By the end of the conference once puzzled students emerged engaged and ready to make a difference!

The new LiveBlog on the SHOUTAmerica documents the conference, student sentiments, and speakers.

Check out Christoper in Part 3.

Los Angeles… what a city, filled with everything you could possibly ask for!  Beaches, mountains, and lets not forget – SMOG!

Last week Christopher and I ventured to LA to meet up with Robert, who is being featured on the new daytime talk show “The Doctors” as their health care cost expert!  Check your local listings; the show is airing October 15th!!!

Christopher and I sat in the audience for a nice (long) filming on Thursday afternoon where Robert candidly spoke with ER doc Travis Stork about how to save money on healthcare.

Most of the tips included simple alternatives like looking for generic equivalents to current medications, shopping around for the least expensive pharmacy (often located in a grocery store), and finding hospitals and and other facilities that have good, better, and best value ratings (this info can be found at changehealthcare.com) which provider higher quality and lower cost care.

Congratulations to Robert on some great national PR!!

Let us know if you get a chance to see the show…

The Nashville Business Journal ran an article Friday about change:healthcare!!

With the book prominently featured, the NBJ says, “Nashville technology start-up change:healthcare has stepped into the national spotlight for its efforts to teach consumers how to shop for health care and decipher the language of  health care providers and insurance companies. The company released “My Healthcare Is Killing Me,” a free e-book for consumers overwhelmed by medical bills or in search of health care choices that benefit them.”

“One of the cornerstones of the consumer-based approach is “transparent” access to pricing from hospitals, doctors, insurance companies and other providers so that individuals can make informed choices about their care.”

Check out the full article by downloading the PDF here.

Christopher talks health care costs, the book, and transparency on Forbes.com!!

Check out the article on the web.

Or download the PDF.

SHOUTAmerica has partnered with change:healthcare inc. to address consumerism and transparency…  both part of the current healthcare crisis and debate.

Download the press release.