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Healthcare

Free Pharmacy

Ran across this neat concept that has started here in Nashville as an offshoot of St. Thomas Hospital. The idea is that those who are in need of prescriptions but are unable to afford them should still have access. The Dispensary of Hope accomplishes this by partnering with pharma to collect unused samples and drugs [...]

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Healthcare consumerism… What is everyone talking about?

Consumerism, just like transparency, is a current industry buzz word.  It is thrown around like everyone knows exactly what “healthcare consumerism” means.  However, consumerism often refers to the “derogatory” idea of society being preoccupied with the acquisition of consumer goods. Since healthcare consumerism is intended to represent a more positive movement, I am going to [...]

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Differing Opinions of Our Healthcare Problem

I can only imagine how many differing opinions there are about how to solve our healthcare crisis.  But how many opinions are out there about what is wrong with our healthcare system?  Dare I start a list…
Anyhow, in doing some recreational reading and email sorting this morning, I came across a link to an article [...]

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CNN: Thanks

Many humble thanks to Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Medical Correspondent. In the latest edition of her Empowered Patient segment, she was kind enough to include us in the article on “6 Ways to Save Money on Drugs and Doctors.” And we’re slated to be included in the  “House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” at 830 a.m. [...]

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Consumer Directed Healthcare: Alive and Well

Some interesting stats from the big boys on how adoption of CDHP is going. The numbers are not staggering by any means, but it is reflective of the growing trend toward consumers having to take responsibility. The trend will only accelerate as employers shift to move consumer-centric plans.
Most of the larger companies we have spoken [...]

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History Repeats Itself in Healthcare

Great article from a freelance writer in The Morning Call. Richard has some of the ledgers from NY and Pennsylvania banks the 1950s to 1960s showing how household expenses were distributed. Of particular note is that the family paid all of their medical bills in cash. When someone came down with a more serious illness, [...]

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Oh How “My Healthcare Is Killing Me”…

Looks like we have taken a giant leap into the world of print.  Yes– we have actually done something on paper!!! The crew at change:healthcare has published a book, “My Healthcare Is Killing Me: A Survival Guide for the American Healthcare Consumer.”
You can purchase the book for $16.00 (includes shipping) from www.myhealthcareiskillingme.com or better yet, [...]

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We are sooooooo excited!

The proof of our book is in and people have already started to latch onto the free downloadable PDF version at My Healthcare Is Killing Me.
Seems like we might have struck a bit of a nerve.
Thanks so much to Bob Coffield for the shout out on the book. Can’t wait to catch up with him [...]

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Sticking its neck out – My Healthcare Is Killing Me is getting some love!

Recently we have published our healthcare consumer “survival guide” titled My Healthcare Is Killing Me. Though we have only recently received the hands on printed version… the PDF has been available (for FREE) online for about a week or so now. We have not really spoken of it much – we were waiting till [...]

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From Snake Oil to…Snake Oil

We’ve come a long way from the days of the snake oil salesman doctors. We have metrics, proof, real information, process, procedure and healthcare is FAR better as a result.
But I’m reaching saturation point with the quality talk. The only available quality metrics are on the hospitals, but they are comprised of individual docs who [...]

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