Extirpating the “Health Insurance” myth
Extirpating (ĕk’stər-pāt’) v. To pull up by the roots. To destroy totally; exterminate. To remove by surgery. I recently took a great road trip with my two boys. We rented one of the new Kia Soul’s which my boys recognized from a very funny commercial developed to highlight its hipster (hamster?) vibe. The commercial reminded […]
Crossover Health: Welcome to Next Generation Health Care!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Crossover Health Launches New Model of Primary Care in South Orange County Innovative membership service delivers Urgent, Primary, and Online Care Aliso Viejo, CA (PRWEB) October 1, 2010 Crossover Health Medical Group announced today the launch of their flagship membership-based, primary care practice in Aliso Viejo, California. The new
Day 40 through Day 5: Its all a blur
Blur (blûr) v. To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure. To smear or stain; smudge. To lessen the perception of As those who follow this blog know, we have been counting down from the 90 day mark toward our grand opening. The actual countdown has been expanded by the time-space continuum in […]
A Dream Fulfilled – Crossover Health to Open Flagship Store!
Dear Friends and Family, As you know, we are thrilled to announce the opening of our flagship Crossover Health store in Aliso Viejo, CA later this Saturday. We are hosting a Grand Opening Reception on September 25, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at 26831 Aliso Creek Road, Suite 200. We look forward to celebrating […]
Day 41: Lighting up the SoCal sky
Lighting We have all see the Olympic Torch lighting ceremony and the power of that particular symbolism. We are also familiar with many of the references of a “candle on a hill”, the faithful lighthouse, and the touching off of the Christmas season by lighting the tree. Well, we were fortunate to have our own […]
Day 47: Succinct Health Care – Is there an app for that?
Succinct (sək-sĭngkt’) adj. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse. Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen The other day I was having a conversation with our Director of Membership Experience Stephen Gaines regarding how ineffective and inadequate the current health care experience is for pa
Day 49: “Magically” raising the Bar in Primary Care
Magic (măj’ĭk) adj. Possessing distinctive qualities that produce unaccountable or baffling effects. Of, relating to, or invoking the supernatural The California Health Care Foundation does some really good work. I listened to their President Mark Smith give a speech at the Microsoft conference last June and came away really impressed with him and wh
Day 52: Director of Members Experience: Imagineering the Future of Health
* Guest post by Stephen Gaines, Crossover Health’s Director of Member Experience. He previously discussed the value of membership and now shares his unique role at the company to ensure each and every member experiences next generation care. The Disney Influence Living in Orange County, California, it’s next to impossible not notice the “Disney Inf
Day 54: Learning from AMEX why membership has its privileges
* This is a guest post by Stephen Gaines, our Director of Membership Experience at Crossover Health. He will be talking about his role, what he does, and how everything we do is focused around how the Crossover brand can consistent deliver an exceptional experience in future posts In 1958, American Express redefined the “Charge […]
Day 55: Stuck between a rock and hard(ly Health “Insurance”) plans
Stuck (stŭk) v. Caught or fixed Baffled * This article was submitted to us by one of our summer interns. Their name is being protected because they currently are in a health care start up protective witness program * Have you ever felt trapped when deciding your health insurance options? I have. Each year I […]