Dr. Josh Luke Ph.D. | Health – Wealth 9 Steps to Financial Recovery

04/10/2018 48 min Episodio 37
Dr. Josh Luke Ph.D. | Health – Wealth 9 Steps to Financial Recovery

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Episode Synopsis

Topics:

Misaligned Incentives
Engaged Healthcare Consumer
Price Transparency
Center of Excellence
Local Healthcare Tourism
Integrative Medicine
Cost Savings


In this episode, Michael introduces you to Dr. Josh Luke, a veteran hospital CEO and award-winning healthcare futurist, public speaker, and author. Join us as we discuss Dr. Luke’s newest book, Health – Wealth 9 Steps to Financial Recovery where he outlines specific steps employers can take to proactively control their healthcare costs.

Here’s a glance at what we discuss in this episode:
 

Dr. Luke’s unique professional experience and what lead him to a career in healthcare
Why Dr. Luke was motivated to author Health – Wealth 9 Steps to Financial Recovery
Why the healthcare delivery system is broken and as a result costs continue to rise
A high-level overview of the content in Health – Wealth 9 Steps to Financial Recovery
Dr. Luke provides examples of how capitalism plays a key role in the bankrupting of our healthcare delivery system
How the 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), has impacted utilization in hospitals
Examples of how the healthcare delivery system is designed to provide care that may not be necessary or beneficial to the patient
How the saying “don’t worry your insurance will pay for it” has lead to employee lack of ownership of healthcare decisions and spending
The disconnect between consumers and understanding how healthcare is purchased and why employers and employees need to become engaged healthcare consumers
Dr. Luke’s 9 Steps to Financial Recovery for an employer
Why American businesses are complacent with the status quo
How innovative strategies such as Centers of Excellence align incentives to drive employees to a higher quality of care while lowering healthcare costs
Examples of corporate health-wealth approaches ranging from rewarding long-term employees with full genome testing to promoting integrative medicine
Additional resources on Linkedin at Health – Wealth: Employer Forum on Reducing Healthcare Spending,