by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Oct 1, 2024 | Articles
So, we will now resume development of how best to measure factors influencing the future cost of care for a patient. In Part I, the idea was brought up of measuring patient fitness as a good surrogate of future cost of care for the patient. A simple starting point for...
by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Sep 15, 2024 | Articles
In order for the patient population to benefit best from any medical system and especially a universal healthcare system, the care team ministering to the patient must be, ideally, headed by a PCP (primary care physician). Specifically, I believe that every patient in...
by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Sep 1, 2024 | Articles
An important question to ask at this point in what positive behaviors might a patient engage to stay healthier and reduce costs (as opposed to avoiding negative behaviors such as smoking, excess drinking, etc.) Allow me the following story after which I will develop...
by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Aug 15, 2024 | Articles
The Curse of the Medical Record As always, the goal of this magazine is to increase efficiency of medical processes and to lower costs. One process in need of fundamental improvement is the timely recording into and retrieval of medical records. To make the point, I...
by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Aug 1, 2024 | Articles
The concept of universal healthcare in the United States raises, in many, their hackles. However, it really need not do so. The most important part of this article to remember is that in the US, we already have universal healthcare. Yes, you read that right, the US...
