How do you educate about Direct Primary Care? How do you deal with certain types of pushback? As the Chief Growth Officer of Frontier Direct Care, Joe Wilson sits down with Chris to discuss growth strategies in the DPC communities. They pick apart what consists of value-based care and customer experience, and deliberate using these as tools to educate and grow the community. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Frontier Direct Care Sub...
Jan 19, 2023•31 min•Ep. 172
Elise Amez-Droz is the Program Manager at the Open Health Project from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Elise brings perspective on a variety of International healthcare systems compared to US systems in light of insurance, government regulations, and private markets. How can we foster ideas to be a part of the solution surrounding healthcare? Join Chris and Elise as they discuss! Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Mercatus ...
Jan 12, 2023•34 min•Ep. 171
Owner of Crossroads Integrative Medicine, Dr. Ryan Heer discusses with Chris how he got started as a Naturopath in Direct Primary Care. Discover how Ryan puts the patient experience first and how connecting the patients’ medical providers to communicate and work together, increases the quality of care to the patient. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Crossroads Integrative Medicine Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episod...
Jan 05, 2023•23 min•Ep. 170
Dr. Jim McDonald of Clarity Direct Primary Care tips the scale from traditional health care to Direct Primary Care. He discusses how switching to a DPC practice has changed his work-life balance, enabling quality work and life. Jim discusses with Chris how this has allowed him to cultivate better relationships not only with his patients but family as well. When in the corporate health system, Dr. Jim McDonald was pressured by outside sources to not connect with patients the way he wanted to, cau...
Dec 29, 2022•37 min•Ep. 169
Celeste Brain Health’s Sumul Modi brings a neurologist's perspective as well as an international point of view on medical care with insurance versus a Direct Primary Care model. Sumul saw a problem with poor patient experiences with month-long wait times seeking care, to patients getting lost in a corporate system. Dr. Sumul and Chris explore a few solutions from healthy competition in open markets to opening up access for patients. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on...
Dec 22, 2022•23 min•Ep. 168
Physician and Owner, Holly Smith of Fiat Family Medicine tells her story of how she started her own Direct Primary Care practice and why having the freedom of practicing in DPC is just as important as incorporating faith into her practice. Holly and Chris describe the simplicity of communication and feedback and describe the relief people have when discovering a different way to be a part of healthcare. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on F...
Dec 15, 2022•28 min•Ep. 167
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Liz Kwo brings deep expertise and innovation leadership in data science, automation, and artificial intelligence for digital health. Chris and Dr. Kwo look at the balance between direct patient care and technology, along with barriers and challenges having the ability for patients to gain access to their own medical records and consumer metrics. Dr. Kwo also discusses Value-Based Care as a buzzword vs. what it should mean in building community and trust around patients....
Dec 08, 2022•32 min•Ep. 166
Doctors want to do the right thing for the patient. But sometimes it can be tangled with legislation, insurance, and even media. MVP Health Care’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Carl Cameron speaks on the challenge of trust between patients, providers, and insurance companies and for all parties to come together to have the patients’ interest in the forefront, meeting unmet needs for customers, and improving health literacy. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Heal...
Dec 01, 2022•35 min•Ep. 165
CEO & Co-Founder Chris Blackley breaks down the relationships between employers, prescription markets, and pharmacies. From prescribers to providers, Chris and Chris walk through how prescription benefit managers are driving up prices of medication for patients, how consumers can find the most affordable prescription drugs, and how transparency can shift the power to the consumer with the information they need. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on...
Nov 24, 2022•30 min•Ep. 164
Katie McGovern and Elizabeth Bowen are practitioners and owners of Your Corner Pediatrics. They started their own Direct Primary Care pediatric office with help from Freedom Healthworks and now share their first hand experience on how beneficial DPC is for patients, for them as providers, and behind the scenes running their office. Chris, Katie, and Elizabeth highlight how this model enables quality of care over quantity of patients. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More o...
Nov 17, 2022•31 min•Ep. 163
CEO & Founder Dr. Jeffrey Gold of Gold Direct Care discusses the Direct Primary Care industry. Being a proven business model, why is the DPC not gaining as much traction as it deserves? How do we stop putting band aids to fix the current status quo and mitigate real change for the DPC industry? Dr. Jeffrey Gold is one of many showing a prime example of how Direct Primary Care benefits patients and providers. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Health...
Nov 10, 2022•38 min•Ep. 162
From the Texas Public Policy Foundation and General Surgeon, John O’Shea speaks on accountability and regulation with solutions on creating better quality and value in healthcare using policy. Making it a free marketplace with room for consumers to make a choice and increasing access to direct primary care by defining what access is to introduce more consumer choice leading to greater competition and incentivizing providers. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom...
Nov 03, 2022•30 min•Ep. 161
Jonah Salita Co-Founder of Diall, a health app dedicated to fostering a home for mental health and community, speaks on where mental health starts, how to engage with people who tend not to talk about mental health issues, and provides solutions for mental support wherever they are. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Diall Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Oct 27, 2022•33 min•Ep. 160
Founder and Attorney at Tycko & Zavareei, Jonathan Tycko works on fraud cases from government contracting, international trade, to the healthcare industry. He speaks on this week’s episode about the fraud cases within healthcare and how healthcare workers, clinics, and patients can be empowered by this information and knowledge. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Jonathan Tycko and Tycko and Zavareei Subscribe at https://he...
Oct 20, 2022•38 min•Ep. 159
Hatem Zeine Founder, President and CTO of Ossia, a company that creates wireless, over the air power delivery discusses the benefits that this tech has from in-home patients, to medical facilities. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Ossia Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Oct 13, 2022•30 min•Ep. 158
Grady Gibbs from Evolve Medical Consulting joins Healthcare Americana as he and Chris discuss optimizing the doctor - patient relationship and how it has evolved over time. How impactful are various financial payers on that relationship in instances of medicare patients and prescription patients? Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Evolve Medical Consulting Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Oct 06, 2022•32 min•Ep. 157
Rich Palarea CEO of Kermit, a Baltimore-based healthcare cost reduction and spend management company that brings automation and insight to the high-spend category of implantable medical devices within hospitals and health systems. Chris and Rich discuss the current problems with the model and bring solutions to the table to make a more transparent and fair priced solution. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Kermit Subscribe at ...
Sep 29, 2022•35 min•Ep. 156
Eric Larson MD, host of the Paradocs Podcast and the Doctor Podcast Network joins Healthcare Americana this week and discusses problems and solutions from medical education and medical associations to hospitals and private practices. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Paradocs Podcast Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Sep 22, 2022•33 min•Ep. 155
CEO and Cofounder of E7 and US Drug Test Centers, Dr. Jonathan Baktari discusses how the Health Care Provider / Patient interaction needs to evolve, grow more and be the primary focus of the healthcare experience. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on E7 Health and US Drug Test Centers Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Sep 15, 2022•32 min•Ep. 154
Imagine getting surgery done while you’re wide awake, without “going under”, having no pain, no adverse side effects from anesthesia, not having to deal with the hospital, as well as saving 75% of the cost. Dr. Christopher Bates from the Hand to Shoulder Center in Texas had a vision in 2019 to start up a “Wide Awake Hand Surgery” center in Texas. Discover how more efficient and effective this type of care is compared to the status quo on this week’s episode. Follow Healthcare America...
Sep 08, 2022•28 min•Ep. 153
Imagine receiving answers to your medical ailments in a matter of hours rather than weeks. Currently it can be confusing for Americans to know what steps to be taken where to get the care they need. The Commonwealth Fund released this report in 2021 and shared comparisons among 10 wealthy counties. The US ranked last in Administrative efficiency, equity, health care outcomes, and care access, while had the highest healthcare spending. Through passions for social work and experience in ...
Sep 01, 2022•29 min•Ep. 152
What does the underbelly of healthcare look like? How does it operate? As daunting as it may seem for some, even on the surface, Christy Snodgrass, Registered Nurse, Patient and Healthcare Worker advocate and Founder of Healthcare Reformed breaks down complex healthcare issues into bite size pieces, makes them as interesting as possible, and teaches them to the public. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Christy and Healthcare Reformed Subs...
Aug 25, 2022•33 min•Ep. 151
In a change of pace, we hear from a medical student who wishes to remain anonymous as they provide a peek into what the education system is providing our future doctors, nurses, and healthcare providers. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on @freedoMDstudent Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Aug 18, 2022•34 min•Ep. 150
Unfortunately, the playing field is not equal in healthcare. Instead of taking a one-size-fits-all approach to benefits that further disadvantages folks already vulnerable to the effects of health inequity, Paytient makes healthcare more accessible and affordable for all individuals. Healthcare is something people rarely plan out ahead, which creates a natural tension between their physical and financial well-being. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthwo...
Aug 11, 2022•33 min•Ep. 149
CEO and Founder, Andrew Headrick of Kavira Health, is on a mission to deliver healthcare to patients in their homes and to make everyday care more convenient and affordable. Chris and Andrew identify the current problems surrounding the status quo of healthcare providers and identify solutions. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Kavira Health Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Aug 04, 2022•29 min•Ep. 148
Along his healthcare journey, Dr. Justin Graham has developed a deep passion for using technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our healthcare system. Our healthcare system features some of the most experienced and talented providers in the world but due to technical limitations it often falls short of meeting quality and cost goals. Innovation is paramount to unlock our unrealized potential. Join Chris and Dr. Graham as they discuss the problem, breaking point and solution.&nbs...
Jul 28, 2022•39 min•Ep. 147
Do you have a health app from your healthcare provider? What do you like about it? What don’t you link about it? Robin Wiener, President and Co- Founder of Get Real Health is focusing on giving patients a simple, easy experience with their healthcare provider’s data and information. Follow Healthcare Americana: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn More on Freedom Healthworks More on Robin Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Jul 21, 2022•19 min•Ep. 146
Healthcare needs to focus on innovation. The industry is inundated with advanced medical technology, yet its administrative processes largely remain stuck in an analog era. Wes Kronkite of CPSI is moving the clinicians, and the tech they use forward by using automation to help clinics focus more on patients and less on the computer. Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Freedom Healthworks More on Wes Cronkite Subscribe at https://healthcareamericana.com/episodes/...
Jul 14, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Health insurance is not taught in school and an estimated 61% of people are choosing the wrong health plan for their needs. William Pokluda, advocate for health insurance literacy and Author of "Maximize Your Health Insurance" brings to light why people generally do not understand health insurance. As tools and resources are made available to people, but the system itself seems stacked against them, William and Chris dive into not only the cause, but solutions as well. Twitter Instagr...
Jul 07, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 144
CEO of Bloom Health, Andrew Morton joins Christopher as they project a new ‘way of operating’ for Chief Medical Officers in the workplace. How imperative it is for CMOs to be on the leadership team, and how involved in decision-making should they be as we emerge from the pandemic? From managing general health of employees returning to office and monitoring mental health problems increased by burnout and depression from the two-year pandemic, why should organizations consider hiring a Chief Medic...
Jun 30, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 143
