What Hospital’s Charge vs What They Get Paid: A Health Care Blame Game
A recent article by the Washington Post found here, discusses a new era in price transparency at first glance. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Federal agency that pays hospitals and doctors for services rendered to patients, released the prices that hospitals charge for the 100 most common inpatient procedures. The idea is to […]
Plastic Surgery Financing [Infographic]
A not-so-recent survey (2005) about the “wealth” of consumers undergoing cosmetic procedures such as BOTOX®Cosmetic or cosmetic surgery like breast augmentation, showed that they aren’t in actuality, very wealthy. So how do patients afford plastic surgery – with plastic surgery financing! The survey above came from a poll of 644 people, performed by the […]
The impending doctor shortage: do you really need a doctor anymore?!
The fallout and unintended consequences of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) continues. With so many more people being brought into the “insured” category with the expansion of Medicaid across the country, the very real concern is that there will instantly be a doctor shortage. Since it takes at least 7 years to take a college […]
The Health Care World According to the CEO of Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, a retired cardiothoracic surgeon, and current CEO of Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, was recently interviewed on Bloomberg News. The interview and subsequent story was entitled, “Health Care Must Be More Efficient, Cosgrove Says”. Before I comment on his interview, I first want to say that the title doesn’t adequately describe […]
Price Transparency in Healthcare – The Latest Buzzword!
Unless you’re totally oblivious to all forms of media from TV, print, or internet, you’ve probably heard about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or ObamaCare. One of the main goals of the legislation is to bring down healthcare costs by several means (cutting reimbursements, decreasing the amount insurance companies spend on salaries, etc) but one […]
Plastic Surgery in the Age of the Affordable Care Act
Keep a copy of this article. What you’re about to read is a forecast of the future. Hold on to these comments so as to “keep score” of what unfolds in the next decade for plastic surgery (and healthcare in general)! With so many changes in the way healthcare is paid for (volume reimbursement […]
ASPS Procedural Statistics 2012 and BuildMyBod Total Plastic Surgery Pricing
As you may have read or seen recently, the American Society of Plastic Surgery released their 2012 procedural statistics. What this means is, the ASPS, the main trade organization for plastic surgeons, compiles the number of procedures performed by its members. And from this information, releases its annual report which shows trends and statistics of […]
Electronic Medical Records – end all, be all?
Safety, cost, efficiency….all stated reasons why we’re switching to electronic medical records (EMR) in healthcare. Are these benefits being realized? Safety and medical errors, always a concern of hospitals and physicians, has come front and center since 1999 when the Institute of Medicine released statistics that 98,000 deaths were due to preventable medical […]
BuildMyBod Plastic Surgery Pricing In the News!
With the latest release of the BuildMyBod.com 2013 Plastic Surgery Pricing Report, we’ve received a lot of attention. And with more attention from blogs and the media, consumers will flock to BuildMyBod in growing numbers. And they’ll be looking for BuildMyBod plastic surgeons in their area! Plastic Surgery Practice, a magazine and website that […]
Real numbers to answer your question: How much does plastic surgery cost?
A recent blog post by Dr. Daniel Kaufman reflects on friends asking for surgery for free. Dr. Kaufman very eloquently points out the different factors that go into plastic surgery cost. Even if he did a procedure for “free” (not charging his professional fee for services provided directly by him), there are still the plastic […]