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...
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...
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...
Looking at our website once again, familiar to all of you and all of those big hospital systems in the United States that have completely copied, if not plagiarized this site. Here is my price for the wrist and hand section: Trigger Finger. It’s $2,750. [Pans to...
Dr. Keith Smith with, Surgery Center of Oklahoma. Thank you for joining me in this series. No, you’re not looking at me; you’re looking at our website. I want to talk to you a little bit about the spiraling cost of healthcare and show you what we think of that myth at...
Of all the exciting developments in the free market movement in healthcare in the United States, one of the ones I’m most excited about is right here in Oklahoma City. Alliance Deaconess Hospital – a hospital we’ve worked with very closely in the last 2-3 years – they...
Specialists and surgeons from all of Oklahoma’s top healthcare systems choose to operate here.