Doctor Diaries: Exiting the Game
Guest Post, authored by Dr. Kathleen M. Brown, MD Or, as in the Eagles’ “Hotel California,” “you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave”. The GAME is the third-party reimbursement system for health care, and it is very difficult for doctors (and patients) to LEAVE this game. Most people agree that the way we pay for health care in the USA is broken, but they do not agree on the “fix.” First, most health insurance is not true insurance. It is a mix of true insurance and...
read moreReferrals Translate Into Big Income
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals:...
read moreReferrals Worth Most in the East
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals:...
read moreAverage Referral Worth Estimated at Almost $5000
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals:...
read moreReferrals Differ by Practice Type
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals:...
read moreIn Larger Practices, More Patients Come From Referrals
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals:...
read moreSpecialist Practices Know the Upside of Patient Referrals
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals:...
read morePatient Referrals: Referrals Are Key to a Growing Practice
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals:...
read morePatient Referrals: Nearly All Physicians See Referrals
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals:...
read moreDoctor Diaries: Picasso, Joyce and the (Missed) Opportunity in Health
Guest post, authored by Douglas Elwood, MD, MBA Led by Pablo Picasso in the early 1900s, the introduction of cubism as an art form catapulted a movement that would shape the metamorphosis of painting. Almost simultaneously, James Joyce along with a handful of other writers pioneered a form of writing, stream of consciousness, which would likewise forever shift the approach to fiction. The effect of these two advancements, cubism and stream of consciousness, could be easily applied to the field of health elucidating not only the ills of the...
read morePatient Referrals: Referrals Important to All MDs
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals:...
read moreClick, Click, Click – Killing Healthcare
I’m an ER doc. I love seeing patients. I love speaking with patients and listening to them. I love connecting with patients and comforting them through the most difficult and challenging moments of their lives. Picking up on the subtle visual cues, the body language, the inflections in a patient’s voice as they share with you their most intimate concerns and fears is innately human, but it is also the art of being a good physician and the real secret to good medical care. I’m afraid that we now risk creating a new reality for...
read moreInsight on Patient Referrals: Physicians Understand the Importance of Referrals
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals: The...
read morePatient Referrals: The Not-So-Secret Weapon for a Growing Physician Practice
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Insights on Patient Referrals: The...
read moreDoctor Diaries: Physician Extinction
Guest post, authored by a physician who wishes to remain anonymous We are witnessing “Physician Extinction”. I saw it in person last night, when I was invited to our hospital’s “Physician Leadership University” event. Mind you, there were 60+ Hospital Administrators and “Vice Presidents,” and only 30+ physicians at this “Physician’s” meeting. Admin support always fears for their jobs if not seen supporting the propaganda at these free dinners (it was finger food, I had to eat again...
read moreInsights on Patient Referrals: Specialties Are Built on Referrals
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Par8o Insights on Patient...
read moreInsights on Patient Referrals: More Staff Than Doctors
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8o seeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Par8o Insights on Patient...
read moreInsights on Patient Referrals: Every Office Requires a Big Staff
par8o is named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who first defined the concept of a “Pareto Efficiency” in which a system is able to maximize resource utilization for each and every participant. par8oseeks to introduce Pareto efficiency to the healthcare industry, improving patient choice and access to healthcare while lowering costs. par8o surveyed 200 physicians… You won’t believe what they had to say about patient referrals… See all of our results here: Par8o Insights on Patient Referrals:...
read moreUncle Sam exacts penalty for quitting Medicare
The following article was originally published in the Washington Times by Dr. Jane Orient. We thank Dr. Orient for the opportunity to republish her article on par8o. Dr. Jane M. Orient is Executive Director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. Uncle Sam exacts penalty for quitting Medicare Freeing health care market could expose AMA’s medical markup Should people be allowed to leave Medicare? This is a real question, not a rhetorical one. Even though Medicare is said to be highly popular,...
read moreKnowing Something Will Go Viral
A few days ago I received an email from a distant acquaintance, actually someone I did not know well. I read the text, and before I got to the end, I said to myself…..boy this is going to go viral. By the time you read this, I suspect it already has. While I didn’t agree with many of the sentiments in the email itself, I KNOW VIRAL WHEN I SEE IT. Sure enough, within a day or two several different people forwarded it to me. I was struck by a couple of things…. The same email was being forwarded to me by people from vastly different...
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