Episode 6: Dr. Keith Smith is Doing No Financial Harm--Healing People Without Hurting Their Wallets (Part 2)

Tune in for the continuation of my conversation with Dr. Keith Smith, medical director of Surgery Center of Oklahoma and co-founder of the Free Market Medical Association.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:20 From last week's episode

04:55 This trend started by Surgery Center of OK is growing

06:09 What is it like to come to SCO?

06:18 Side note: the first patients who came to SCO were from Canada, Alaska, Wisconsin...areas that are ridden with no access to care

09:00 First you'd reach out online via SCO's website (surgerycenterOK.com) and click on "request a specialist"

09:29 Dr. Smith himself matches the patient with the right specialist, then the surgeon calls you directly

10:45 When you arrive in Oklahoma, you meet with the surgeon in their office to confirm that everything is a go, then go to SCO the next day for your procedure.

11:05 Depending on the need, you may have a home health nurse come visit you a couple times per day in your hotel room.

11:23 When you arrive home your surgeon stays in contact with you, your primary care doctor and your physical therapist...whatever is needed.

12:58 If patients can't travel or wouldn't make good medical tourism candidates, Dr. Smith can coach them on how to get a better deal locally using his prices in OK

13:08 And with Atlas Billing Company, Dr. Smith can act as the guarantor of his pricing in your local area

15:36 Sounds like concierge treatment at bargain basement prices

17:00 How do we influence tomorrow's doctors with this movement?

18:09 Start with supporting the Benjamin Rush Institute, donate here: https://benrush.wufoo.com/forms/r5pz5a306b4933/.

20:07 Remember, it's an ethical issue. If you work for a hospital, it's very unlikely you can always put the patient first

21:45 The "Do No Harm" oath is possibly a thing of the past

22:24 Read Dr. Marty Makary's book "Unaccountable" or watch the series "The Resident" inspired by that book to see validation that what Dr. Smith describes is true

24:00 If you really want to know where to get the best quality in a hospital setting you need to interview the staff who work there

24:30 Let's talk about the Free Market Medical Association--an organization composed of willing buyers and willing sellers

27:37 Who can argue with both cheaper AND better?

29:00 The true enemy of the free market is the government

30:44 See FMMA's upcoming Annual Meeting in August 2021 in Dallas, TX

31:17 Talk about cheaper and better! DPC + Sedera is cheaper and better than any insurance policy I've ever seen for individuals

35:21 You must leave behind the insurance status quo if you expect to be treated quickly and treated well in healthcare like if you were a celebrity

36:43 Insurance is not necessary for 85% of a person's healthcare needs

38:10 Watch "The Big Short". You'll find so many parallels to the healthcare industrial complex as were happening in the banking crisis of the late 2000s

39:33 What's a day in the life of Dr. Keith Smith

46:00 Thank you! #letsfixhealthcare, www.custombenefits.work.