Industry insiders have told me that the only thing more remarkable than the fact that our prices are online for all to see is that they’re bundled. That means the surgeon, anesthesia facility charges are all rolled into one number, one price. I thought I would give...
This past October, I was asked to appear before the Florida Governor’s Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding to discuss the development and effects of price transparency initiatives (Surgery Center of Oklahoma’s, in particular) here in Oklahoma. My first...
Whenever I talk to medical students, as any medical student who is a member of the Benjamin Rush Institute will tell you, I leave them with one piece of advice: never go to work for a hospital. Never go to work for a hospital system. Why do I tell them this? I believe...
I wanted to pass along a story about an experience I had at a car dealership. I found a car online with a priced attached and went to the dealership and make a very strong offer. The dealer countered with his list price. We he realized how strong my offer was he...
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Are you a physician who complains about your practice and how the government has systematically disrupted the relationship physicians have traditionally had with their patients? Are you a physician who is truly concerned about the care your patients will receive from...
Interest in the power and effect of transparent and direct pricing within the self-funded community continues to grow at an incredible pace, evidence for which includes the speaking invitation I have accepted from the Ebix Health User Group’s Conference May 4-6 in...
Congratulations are due to the many people who ushered through the agreement that is now effective between the self-funded health plan of the State of Oklahoma and facilities like the Surgery Center of Oklahoma that have embraced price honesty. Patients that come here...
This is a big reach-out to Jimmie Martin. His response to my lowering prices was, “Nice try. Now go get in your Jag and head to the country club.” I’m obviously not in my Jaguar – this actually is my van – and I’m not headed to the country club. Actually I’m still at...
Hello Dr. Keith Smith with you - Surgery Center of Oklahoma. Thank you for joining me in this series. I’m very excited to announce that this past week I posted prices for knee replacements on our website. Facilities all over the United States are beginning to perform...
Specialists and surgeons from all of Oklahoma’s top healthcare systems choose to operate here.