Your Family Can Have Better Health At Lower Cost Now!
All the pieces are in place—the new science, the new systems, and the new payment models—to provide much more effective care at lower cost right now. I have spent almost a year on this site helping you understand how it all ties together and how much more effective our care could be. Everything that I have written is as valid today as the day I wrote it. I have been pointing to a better health system at lower cost for years, but not much has really changed.
The best medical professionals in the country understand we can have better health at lower cost. This link underscores the opportunity. They also know that no health system, state, or insurance company can accomplish this alone. They call on all stakeholders to come together to move to a new system of care.
Everyone reading this right now is a stakeholder and you can help your family achieve better health at less cost. You have a stake in a better health system and your contribution is important. Most of us will face a chronic condition sooner or later. We all have family members facing chronic illness now. We are frustrated that there is not better care for them and it all costs too much.
Let me be direct. I am asking for your help. My progress is too slow and the job is too big. If you have a friend or family member who has heart artery disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, heart failure or any other chronic disease, please send them a link to this site. Tell them about it. If it has value for you, maybe it will have value for them. The more Americans who understand we can have better health, the more rapidly we can make progress. Your voice can make a difference.
If your doctor or nurse practitioner is in independent practice, if they are not employed by a big health system, please hand them a copy of this piece. I am working to bring together the systems that can make their work easier and more effective. There are new payment models that allow them to spend time with you, get to know you and what you think is important, and teach you how to manage your disease more effectively. They can be paid to work with you and achieve results rather than running from room to room like they are on a hamster wheel. They are no more happy about that than you are. We can supply protocols combining the most effective medication and lifestyle treatments for cardiovascular and related conditions to make their decisions easier. There are data analytics tools that can alert them when your blood pressure is not where it should be or that you are headed for diabetes. These tools also help them look at their patients more broadly to see how their performance compares with other doctors or medical groups. One partner is a telemedicine company that understands optimal medical treatment and can provide 85% of your treatment support outside the doctor’s office. Another provides health coaching to help you understand your illness better and what you can do about it. Other partners are already leading the way by providing optimal medical treatment now in worksite clinics and other settings.
These supports are especially important in rural communities. The new science, new systems, and new payments work just as well in towns that don’t have big medical centers and they are more important. You can have the best care in the smallest community. The path forward to better health at lower cost is in advanced outpatient primary care involving nurse practitioners, doctors, physician assistants, and pharmacists. They don’t require huge expensive facilities and equipment. Your town or village can have treatment that is just as good as the big medical center. Talk to your doctor, nurse practitioner, or community leader about the new way. I will gladly work with them to get the support they need. You are a stakeholder and I value your opinion. How can we make more progress faster? What can I do differently to be more effective. If you understand and you want to make a difference contact me at wbestermann@congruityhealth.com