4 Elements of Health Care
Looking at health care through the perspective of the patient in four elements: engagement, education, empowerment, and encouragement. Featuring national and local speakers joining us to talk about how we can improve the system as a whole. Music licensed from Purple Planet Music.
- Update frequency
- every 38 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Shop for Your Surgery - S2E9
Did you know you can shop for surgeries, and not compromise on quality?
Did you know direct pay surgeries may actually save you money?
How are surgery prices decided?
If you find a place that can get…
Movement as Therapy - S2E8
Do you need insurance to see a Physical Therapist?
Is everyone an athlete?
How do you become a physical therapist?
What is the difference between evidence-based vs. evidence-informed medicine?
How do you…
Healing with Functioning - S2E7
What is an Occupational Therapist?
What does does integrative medicine like Yoga have to do with Occupational Therapy?
How does an Occupational Therapist differ than a Lactation Consultant for newborn …
Live Life with Purpose - S2E6
How do you set goals?
How do you figure out what to achieve?
How do you plan success?
Can a vision board help?
Why is it important to say "no"?
Can ikigai help us?
How do we change our behaviors, especiall…
Winning the Food Fight at Home - S2E5
Are you struggling feeding your child?
Are you frustrated that one day they love their food but another day they don’t?
What tools do you use to ensure your kids get good nutrition?
What about org…
#MoreThanPrivacy - S2E4
People often think that HIPAA is there to help prevent people from finding out about their personal information. In actuality, the law actually focuses on the "portability" and "accountability" of s…
#AnotherWayToPay - S2E3
People often confuse health insurance with health care. They are NOT the same. Insurance is a way of PAYING for care, and is not care in itself.
Health insurance is also just ONE way of paying for …
#IDDidntStopMe - S2E2
COVID has changed the way we work and live. Unemployment rates went up. But did you know that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have an unemployment rate of over 80% at b…
#DoctorsDirtyLaundry - S2E1
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes in a doctor's life? Or why your visits may last only 8-12 minutes? Did you know doctor's may get pay cuts if they don't see a certain number of patients a…
#VaccunaMatata
The year of COVID - is there an end in sight? Well, besides the fact that the calendar year is coming to a close, there may be a vaccine soon! But it's the first of its kind. What do we know about…
#APicturesWorth
A picture's worth a thousand words...but is it worth over a thousand dollars? In this episode, we explore the world of medical imaging, as we look at access and costs, and learn about a company that…
#BigDecisions
As we reflect over the past few months and look ahead, it has been a time when big decisions have been made, and will continue to be made. But how are some of these decisions made - at the town leve…
#RXercise
Physical activity and exercise - it's important, and we struggle. 42% of adults in the US have obesity, so why isn't our health system working? Do we struggle with motivation? Do we surround ourse…
#CopingWithCOVID
Amid the stressors that are impacting the entire world in this pandem(ic)onium, let's pause for a second to reflect on how we cope. Why do we have stigma against those afflicted with communicable di…
#GetHealth-E
In conversation with Dr. Geeta Nayyar, one of the Top 25 Women in Health IT, we discuss the current reality of technology in health care. Can doctors access all of your records? Will artificial int…
#SharingKnowledge
In conversation with Gil Addo, CEO and Co-Founder of RubiconMD, e-consult platform, learn about how they are extending the knowledge of medical subspecialists to primary care physicians. Did you kno…
#Hypno-What?
When 36% of health outcomes is determined by individual behavior, how do we tap into the mind-body connection to influence some of those behavior challenges? Perhaps hypnosis can help us? Learn abo…
#TheMWord
The "M" Word - "Money" - something that is not often discussed in the clinical encounter. Let's learn about different ways of paying for healthcare, find out some fascinating statistics, and learn h…
#DisruptingHealthCare
Health care in America is broken. We spend the most out of many countries on health care, and yet among developed countries our quality is among the worst. Why? Because the system doesn't allow us…