Pandemic Primary Care
Clearly, the routine services that used to fill our days (annual physical exams, wellness checks, condition management appointments, or even routine acute care visits) now seem so inconsequential as we face the progression of COVID-19. (and, at the request of health authorities, we have called our members to cancel all such “non-essential” care services)
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
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 […]
CPT Codes-Why physicians always get screwed, thanks AMA
CPT Codes Set of health care procedure codes based on the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology Established in 1978 to provide a standardized coding system for describing specific items and services provided in delivering health care. Daniel Palestrant comes right back from his opening salvo of last week to continue his crusade
The Geisinger Experience: Realizing The Health Value Vision
Realization (rē‘ə-lĭ-zā’shən) The act of realizing or the condition of being realized. The result of realizing. Today, I am meeting with the X PRIZE Foundation at our 2nd Health Advisor Summit meeting in Washington, DC. We have gathered a small subset of health care thought leaders, innovators, providers, payors, patients, and employer group
Primary Care Possibilities – Kaiser Leads the Way (again)
Leadership (lē’dər-shĭp’) n. The position or office of a leader Capacity or ability to lead Guidance; direction I have written extensively about Kaiser Permanente in the recent past (here, here, and here) – not only for their notable achievements but even more impressive to me is their genuine interest to share their results with others
“Systemness”: Which Delivery Model is Best?
Systemness (sĭs’tə-m nes) adj. Arrange according to a system or reduce to a system The degree to which something shares the attributes of a system Last week I attended the World Health Care Congress Consumer Connectivity conference in San Diego. The Twitter stream was at near flood capacity, and several excellent speakers were present to […]
The Health Care Levee – Community Clinics as Medical Homes for the Indigent
Levee (lĕv’ē) n. An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing. A small ridge or raised area bordering an irrigated field. The medical home concept is going mainstream. Not only is it a significant part of the Obama teams reform agenda, but it has hitting the front pages much more frequently. Of interest, Seattle […]
Hamster Wheel Medicine – Getting off the treadmill
Treadmill (trĕd’mĭl‘) n. An exercise device consisting of a continuous moving belt on which a person can walk or jog while remaining in one place. A similar device operated by an animal treading a continuous sloping belt. Today, Dr. Jordan Shlain and I opened the morning session of the 2009 WHIT Conference by introducing the […]
Democratizing Concierge Medicine: First Look at Current Health
Current Health (kûr‘ənt helth) n. Membership based, comprehensive primary care practice based in San Francisco area with plans to spread branded clinics throughout the West. Millennial version of the classic vision of a trusted physician who makes house calls. As I have mentioned previously, I have been involved in some really cool projects recently