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

Healthcare Solutions

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.