BuildMyBod Health founder speaking at InstaMed User Conference 2018
BuildMyBod Health founder and plastic surgeon, Dr. Jonathan Kaplan will be speaking at the InstaMed User Conference tomorrow afternoon. He’ll discuss strategies to capture the growing cohort of high deductible health plan (HDHP) patients out there. His talk is entitled, “How to Engage HDHP Patients in the Age of Obamacare, Trumpcare, or Unknowncare.” With […]
Preparing patients for sticker shock in healthcare
Now that more patients are paying a portion of their healthcare costs of out pocket, eventually they’ll experience sticker shock in healthcare. To minimize sticker shock, the office staff must have that awkward conversation about “getting paid.” In this recent post from InstaMed, a healthcare payments network, they discuss four kinds of conversations healthcare staff can initiate […]
BuildMyBod Founder speaking at 25th Annual FFAS Conference
Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, founder/CEO of BuildMyBod Health will be giving several presentation this weekend at the Foundation for Facial Aesthetic Surgery – FFAS Conference this weekend. According to the FFAS website, “The mission of the Foundation of Facial Aesthetic Surgery (a Non-Profit, Multi-Specialty Foundation) is to foster a sense of cooperation and knowledge exchange between […]
The BuildMyBod Health eBook!
We’re excited to announce the release of the BuildMyBod Health ebook. BuildMyBod is based on the idea that price transparency is the first step in fixing healthcare. The second step is lead generation. With the two combined, consumers are aware of pricing, healthcare providers receive leads when consumers check pricing and health insurance companies are […]
BuildMyBod Founder speaking at The Medical Spa Show
Board certified plastic surgeon and founder/CEO of BuildMyBod Health, Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, will be presenting at The Medical Spa Show in Las Vegas this weekend. He’ll discuss “Using Price Transparency to Generate Leads.” The Medical Spa Show The conference is sponsored by the American Med Spa Association and according to their website: “AmSpa provides […]
Doctors! Tired of answering questions about pricing yet?! [video]
If you’re a doctor that offers medically necessary services paid out of pocket before a deductible is met or because they’re considered cosmetic, I bet someone has asked you how much a procedure costs. Doctors field questions about pricing everyday. Whether it’s by phone, website or social media. Especially social media like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook […]
BuildMyBod Health 2018 Pricing Report
BuildMyBod Health is the number one trusted online marketplace for healthcare services. It provides consumers and employers with self-funded plans free access to its robust database of price information on medically necessary procedures typically paid out of pocket before a deductible is met or because the service is considered cosmetic. These prices are often better […]
The authors of this NY Times article on healthcare costs still don’t get it
The NY Times published this article the other day and before I read it, I was thinking, will the authors demonstrate that they “get” healthcare? The subheading of the article referenced the price for care. Recognizing that healthcare costs, not the amount of care, are a factor in rising expenditures was promising. I was intrigued. […]
International Medical Tourism: Death isn’t your biggest concern! [video]
There is no shortage of horror stories when it comes to medical tourism – traveling outside of the country for your medical care. Headlines abound of patient deaths from fat embolism, hypovolemic shock or overwhelming infections. And while death is obviously the worst complication, it’s not the main risk. Poor quality and cut rate procedures […]
One aspect of the CVS Aetna deal – Primary Care Physicians
If you haven’t heard, the traditional pharmacy, CVS, is proposing to buy the traditional health insurance company, Aetna, for $69 billion. The CVS Aetna deal has many potential effects. One curious aspect is that the new vertically integrated company won’t include doctors. This will affect primary care physicians the most. What will the CVS […]