Share We all took a step closer to price transparency in America on Tuesday! That’s when the US District Court for the District of Columbia sided with the government’s effort to promote greater price transparency amongst hospitals. At issue? A … Continue reading
Share Let’s review the initial response to the first wave of coronavirus by hospitals, city and state governments. Hospitals cancelled elective cases. Cities and states ordered a shelter in place order, shut down restaurants and closed parks and beaches. … Continue reading
ShareWhen we consider black swan events, which I’ve discussed here before, they’re often looked at in a negative connotation. And rightly so. But in an effort to find a silver lining to this pandemic, we should consider the pandemic as … Continue reading
Share Here’s the sad truth. Everything will be more expensive now. Regardless of what business you as a customer frequent, the business owners’ expenses are going up. And they’re not arbitrarily using COVID as a pretext to raise their prices. … Continue reading
ShareFor years now, our consultation fee has been $100. This payment holds your spot on the schedule. In our experience, if we don’t request a consultation fee, the “no show” rate is higher. And it’s not a wasted $100 regardless. … Continue reading
ShareThis post may ultimately sound self serving because I’m recommending something that benefits my city and my business. But it doesn’t make these recommendations any less appropriate. San Francisco is ready to reopen for business at the end of the … Continue reading
Share This weekend, Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, Founder/CEO of BuildMyBod Health is lecturing on social media and social media influencers at the AACS in Vegas! BuildMyBod Health: A primer For those of you not familiar, BuildMyBod Health allows consumers to … Continue reading
Share BuildMyBod Health is President Trump’s answer to the issue of price transparency in healthcare! With an Executive Order and a proposal to bring price transparency to the healthcare arena, this issue is front and center. The BuildMyBod Health … Continue reading
Share One of my patients came in the other day to receive Botox/Xeomin for her forehead wrinkles right after her ObGyn appointment in the same building. She related a story to me of how terrible the customer service was at … Continue reading
ShareThere is a way to know who is on your website and it isn’t illegal! Since the goal of a business website is to educate and then ultimately generate leads, it would be helpful to know who is visiting and … Continue reading
Share It’s official! Price transparency in healthcare is closer to reality. President Trump released new rules requiring hospitals to publish their charges and negotiated rates. You may be thinking, “oh this doesn’t affect me! It only affects hospitals and their employed physicians.” But … Continue reading
Share Whenever I discuss the concept of price transparency with other healthcare providers, the first thing they say is, “I don’t want to compete on price!” I simply don’t understand why the premise of price transparency automatically leads to the … Continue reading
Share It’s official! Price transparency in healthcare is closer to reality. President Trump released new rules requiring hospitals to publish their charges and negotiated rates. You may be thinking, “oh this doesn’t affect me! It only affects hospitals and their employed … Continue reading
ShareAs a cosmetic plastic surgeon, I get emails all the time from CareCredit (a company that offers healthcare financing for patients) suggesting ways for us caregivers to better engage potential patients on our website. Here are just a couple. 1) … Continue reading
Share If you’re considering any type of procedure that will be paid out of pocket because it’s considered cosmetic or because it’s medically necessary and you haven’t met your deductible, you want to read this first! Here are 3 options … Continue reading
Share Dr. Kaplan continues his trek across the country from San Francsico to New York to Tampa to Chicago for the Becker’s ASC 2019. While in Chicago he will serve on a price transparency panel. Becker’s ASC 2019 Price … Continue reading