Do you talk only about pain, covered visits, or “Longer, healthier life with the energy and physical capacity to engage your passions to their fullest?”
Do you teach patients how to be continuously “Looking and feeling spectacular?” And “Having more energy than people 10-15 years younger.”?
Because doctor, this is exactly what your care does for people.
If you are not currently fully engaged along these lines, this is where I advocate you spend lots of time investigating how the practice development programs we have developed for you can best be deployed to make all this your reality too.
Always remember, these are the patients that tell everyone about their doctors. And gladly pay for everything you do. And come back year after year with their kids and grandkids.
Next, is your team crisp, efficient, friendly and understanding? Do they go out of their way to make the office a place people love to come to, and tell everyone they know? Do they also fully support you or stress you out way too much? This also, is a choice. Your choice.
Have an Awesome Day! John
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Nicely put, John!
President Obama has not gone into specifics for a good reason – he wants to leave that to the medical professionals. Too many people who know NOTHING about health care have dictated what goes on for too long, and have exploited the unwillingness of medical professionals to take responsibility for the management of healthcare – hence HMOS, medical insurance companies etc controlling healthcare. The healthcare system in the USA needs a total overhaul – starting with medical professionals taking responsibility and leadership. It means a total change in mind set and focus. If the President goes into specifics, his opponents will say he has a big government mentality to health care. He has given broad brush strokes, outlines, but has left the detail to those who have the training, experience and drive to actually do the job – the medical professionals. Time to step up!
Ike, I talk about themselves, their personal goals, their health and lifestyle. They also clearly know, and I tell them all the time when needed “I can only be about your health, NOT your insurance.” So, I also move the conversations to be about them whenever the need arises, at whatever depth and privacy level needed.
Nice Question! John
Problem is, business leaders and too many health care providers were shut out. Just look at the aftermath, whats about to happen to all those companies who will continue to move jobs overseas, pay penalties rather than insure. Totally ignored was opening interstate barriers.
Free market with oversight was what I first wrote about when asked, and first published in LPBD as an afterwords.
Not to mention all the back door arm twisting and added BS taxes. And hasn’t big government mentality been the actual result that has irritated, annoyed and alienated people? Thanks for your thoughtful comments Ike! John