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Shining a light on Price Transparency in Healthcare?
While a healthcare treatment experience in the United States is as expensive as fine crystal, it is nowhere near as transparent. And when exorbitant and confusing bills mount, patients can develop negative sentiments toward the hospital or providers.
Justin Irizarry is the Co-Founder and CFO of OrthoNOW, the nation’s only network of orthopedic immediate healthcare franchise centers. He says, “There is a public groundswell of discontent with the status quo in healthcare pricing.
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Read MoreThe Future of Innovative Collaborations in Healthcare
Today’s healthcare models are hardly recognizable from the 1960s. In this environment of shifting healthcare structures, we know one thing is stronger than ever: Patients have become accustomed to getting what they want when they want it, and they want to pay less and get more.
Fortunately, there are some intriguing collaborations on the horizon that could make things less complicated, more convenient and less expensive.
“Regardless of the exact nature of the collaboration,
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Read MoreReady to Fix the U.S. Healthcare System?
If a man who has made $2 million a day for every day of his life can’t fix the troublesome healthcare system, who can?
Maybe someone who predicted the revolution in healthcare years ago.
An orthopedic surgeon with years of experience observing what was coming over the healthcare horizon, Dr. Alejandro Badia, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of OrthoNOW, recognized that the increasing healthcare costs and dysfunction in the system could be solved through the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the corporate world.
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Read MoreTop Challenges Urgent Care Centers Face in 2018
There are a number of exciting things happening in the world of urgent care: more geographic diversity means better access for patients, an increased trust in urgent care facilities, etc. However, whether it’s a person or a business, there are usually growing pains that accompany the process of expansion.
In this Q&A, Dr. Alejandro Badia, the founder of OrthoNOW, sheds light on the critical challenges faced by urgent care centers in 2018.
Q: Why do we need urgent care centers?
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Read MoreAlexa, are you listening?
By: Christine Dura
The future of healthcare is here. Does it look like R2-D2 in scrubs? Maybe not, but we are moving in that direction. And that future is ripe with medical business opportunities.
Technology is a guilty pleasure for some, a necessity for pretty much all. The newness, the “spark” that occurs when we use something novel and “shiny,” is linked to the spread of automation into new areas. Orthopedics is no exception.
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Read MoreLeveraging Mobile Apps in the Urgent Care Sector
By: Christine Dura
Patient engagement technology should be top of mind in a social media world
The recent announcement of corporate giants, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase forming an independent healthcare company to address the needs of their U.S. employees has promised “technology solutions” would be the initial focus of the new company. Healthcaredive.com is speculating that “the new company is also likely to look at capitalizing on a growing trend in healthcare — moving to more retail locations.
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Read MoreHave You Met Healthcare’s New Boss?
By: Christine Dura
With a complicated and inefficient healthcare system, consumers are taking control — and they aren’t afraid to go to non-traditional healthcare models for treatment.
The U.S. healthcare system has been slow to accept that the consumer is now Boss. That was the finding of a survey conducted by Strategy& back in 2014. “The research paints a clear picture of a population displeased with its overall healthcare experience — and with rising expectations for transparency,
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Read More3 Things You Should Know About Owning a Medical Franchise
By: Christine Dura
After years of training to be a doctor – through undergrad, medical school, residency, and landing the first job – are you fed-up with working for someone else? Opening a medical franchise is a great option if you’re interested in owning your own clinic.
A medical franchise provides numerous benefits that make it easier for you to be in control of your clinic. But before you put down your first payment,
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Read MoreHow Urgent Care Franchising Boomed and Created New Healthcare Business Opportunities
By: Christine Dura
Urgent care clinics first appeared in the 1970s, and now are one of the most popular healthcare business opportunities. Urgent care visits are becoming much more preferred to ER visits by patients worldwide, creating a boom for the industry. Not only does this growth improve service options for patients, but also provides more healthcare business opportunities for physicians.
Over the last few years, patients have gotten fed up with their healthcare options.
Read MoreHow to Find the Best Leaders for Your Healthcare Franchise
By: Christine Dura
When you first open your healthcare franchise, you may be inclined to wear all the hats, jumping from PR duties to marketing to caring for patients. While this might work in the short term, you need a team to successfully build your business.
Your franchise is only as strong as the people behind it, and if you overload yourself, you aren’t able to be your own best teammate.
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