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Fred gives examples of what’s wrong in our current healthcare crazy quilt, patchwork of healthcare purveyors, providers, and the patients who are on the receiving end. Bariatric surgical banding is recommended at lower body mass weights by (guess who) the bariatric surgeons. The FDA must decide, but higher costs won’t factor into it. Also bad news from urology, cancer care, … Read more about this episode...

Fred talks about Atul Gawande. best selling author of books on healthcare, the latest of which is The Checklist Manifesto. Gawande states that 40 % of the US population doesn’t receive healthcare and the US is closing in on spending 20% of its entire economy on health care. Other topics:health insurance premiums have surged 41 % from 2003 to 2009, … Read more about this episode...

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Focused more than ever on the need to improve healthcare and healthcare reform, Fred talks about the need to keep the current law and strengthen it to get lower costs, create a true high performance health care system, and a consistently high quality system of care. For example, a recent article published in Health Affairs estimates that 100 million emergency … Read more about this episode...

Fred talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly in current health care debate. Teed off by all the misinformation, threats, and ignorance up on display nationally in the recent elections, he tells how the good of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) or the health care reform law requires insurers to provide many preventive services at … Read more about this episode...

Health care providers have wasted billions of dollars in buying health care software, computer systems, consulting contracts, and most don’t have a complete electronic medical record, Chris Couie tells us why and how that effects your health insurance costs. His book, The IT Handbook for Business, tells how to manage information technology costs. EMR (Electronic Medical Records) are the … Read more about this episode...

Dr. David Sussman, Orthopedic Surgeon, talks about the health and legal considerations for those involved in auto accidents in an entertaining and enlightening way. The dangers of disability compensation lead some victims into a disability focused life rather than to full recovery. Health care reform so far doesn’t address any of the policy and practical issues in this fickle and … Read more about this episode...

Jan Janzen, author of Breast Health Exposed, talks about what every woman must know about her breasts. Jan says that healthy breasts don’t get cancer. Jan is a speaker, educator and entrepreneur whose mission is to eradicate breast cancer. She talks about the five myths about breast health and the ten secrets that your doctor will never tell you about … Read more about this episode...

Fred Malphurs talks about the miscellaneous factoids that reveal a compelling story about his three categories of factoids: 1. No one is actually in charge, 2. It’s not that the right hand knoweth no what the left is doing. Its an octopus and none of the tentacles know what any of the other tentacles are doing., 3. Where is the … Read more about this episode...

Jacqueline Klosek, attorney and author, talks about how people can protect their privacy and security while taking control of their medical information. She tells us about the risks and advantages of personal health records. Health privacy is put at risk by social networking sites and possibly effects one’s relations with their employer. Her book, Why Healthcare Reform is Not Enough … Read more about this episode...

Tina Lipscomb, RN, tells us all about case management. Case managers, Registered Nurses or Social Workers, coordinate care for patients across the spectrum of healthcare, including acute, chronic, long term care, hospice, palliative care, home care, etc. Faced with a new and serious diagnosis, talk to a care manager. Want to support better quality and more affordable health care? Go … Read more about this episode...

Alan Smith, author of Unbreak Your Health: Your Map to the World of Complimentary & Alternative Therapies, talks about his own journey to better health. Told by Mayo Clinic specialists that there was nothing they could do for his pain, Alan refused to accept it and began his personal mission of healing himself and spreading the word about complimentary and … Read more about this episode...

Lorene Burkhart’s book, Sick of Doctors? is a prescription for patient empowerment. Lorene discusses what she has learned from her own patient/physician experiences and offers valuable resources for building your own personal health care record and wants you to record every visit and every test. She places appropriate concern about the patient/pysician encounter, especially what is being communicated! … Read more about this episode...

David Blender, an accredited hypnotherapist, talks about hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Clinical hypnosis is used to reduce anxiety, eliminate chronic pain, improve performance in competitive sports, increase confidence and creativity, reduce fear of dentistry or surgery, eliminate fears, control bad habits, improve job performance and memory, stop smoking, eliminate insomnia, hasten medical recovery and much more! … Read more about this episode...

Joni James Aldrich talks about lifelines to W-I-N against cancer. Joni’s book, The Saving of Gordon, tell the story of her husband’s battle against cancer, the mistakes made, the lessons learned and her resolve to provide others with the tools needed to have a fighting chance against cancer. 4,000 people in the US are given a diagnosis of cancer every … Read more about this episode...

Dr. Ira Williams is interviewed. Dr. Ira’s Book, Misdiagnosed: Why Current Health Care Change is Malpractice offers keen insights into the failures of regulation and control of the quality of health care. Dr. Ira thinks that the US health care system has been developed like a weed patch with no master plan. Agencies set up to improve our health care … Read more about this episode...

Vicki Kind talks about the caregiver’s path to compassionate decision making. The choices made should reflect the patient’s wishes for the kind of care and caring that they want for themselves when a high level of care is needed such as after a stroke or at the end of life. The caregiver’s experience is about making choices for their loved … Read more about this episode...

Landileigh Nelson, the Vice President of the diabetesresource.com talks about the benefits of the on-line, one stop shopping, information loaded website. The all encompassing resource offers a free newsletter. Nelson talks about her diabetic condition which requires $300 worth of drugs per month and how health care reform provides great assistance to diabetics through the removal of precondition denials and … Read more about this episode...

eCareDiary.com is a one stop shopping center designed to to make coordination of care and sharing of information easy for caregivers. John Mills and Susan Baida are the co-founders with their own experiences as caregivers that led them to create eCareDiary as a means to help caregivers simplify their own situations by providing the tools and information that the caregivers … Read more about this episode...

Christian Wilde discusses stem cell therapies and the ongoing FDA trials for catastrophic diseases like heart disease, heart failure, MS, diabetes,stroke, back injury and more. His books, Miracle Stem Cell Heart Repair and Hidden Causes of Heart Attack and Stroke are both highly acclaimed. Wilde also discusses tumeric, an over the counter dietary supplement scientically proven to minimize cancer. … Read more about this episode...

Dennis Torkko, President and Co-Founder of Santal Solutions, talks about OmSanA, the leading dual-purpose dietary supplement for maintaining both blood sugar and cholesterol levels. OmSanA is clinically proven and is a next-generation dietary supplement derived from a unique plant that grows in India and has been a natural folk medicine there since 5000 BC. Torrko also discusses health care bio … Read more about this episode...

Dr. Cochran’s book, Oby’s Wisdom: A Caveman’s Simple Guide to Health and Well-being, gives the advice that we all have the ability to heal from within, and provides a fresh, sensible and practical approach to nutrition, exercise, wellness, spirituality and living. Dr. Cochran’s own story is inspiring and empowering. It is a tale of the natural way that helped him … Read more about this episode...

Dr. Brian Flyer, an internist in private practice in Los Angeles, talks about how he changed his practice from an HMO driven factory-like assembly line to a practice dedicated to a limited number of patients who have direct access to him, on-time and unhurried office visits. He offers pre-paid primary care. For a small monthly fee, he provides unlimited primary … Read more about this episode...

Glenn Hammack, President and Board Chair of NuPhysicia, talks about telemedicine. NuPhysicia operates telemedicine methods developed and proven through serving hundreds of thousands of patients around the world. The technology uses face-to-face telemedicne, connecting doctors and patients via two-way video. Providing expert specialty care from oil rigs to isolated rural areas, telemedicine has arrived in a big way! … Read more about this episode...

Melvin Kirschner, MD, explores the issues and controversies of medical practice in his new book, All Medicines are Poison. A retired family physician, Dr. Kirschner’s title is taken from his first medical school class in pharmacology. The professor said, “I am here to teach you how to poison people.” After a pause, he added, “without killing them, of course.” Any … Read more about this episode...

Wayne Liebhard, MD, author of Elephants in the Exam Room, talks about the importance of the patient’s role in driving up the cost of health care. Dr. Liebhard’s book, Elephants in the Exam Room, addresses health care policy, the real drivers of expensive health care, the major factors that influence the high cost of health that are purely behavioral, what … Read more about this episode...

Matt Simpson, Marketing Manager, Bulbstorm, talks about the ideas submitted in Bulbstorm’s town hall challenge. With over 300 ideas submitted and over 6,000 visitors, Bulbstorm considered the townhall a success and has set up another contest. No ideas, no problem, rate the ideas, share and comments on other’s ideas and possibly win prizes. The first winner’s idea was lower actual … Read more about this episode...

David Mair, Chief Operating Officer of China Connection Global Healthcare, talks about the importance of risk mangement in healthcare, business and the Olympics. Examples abound of bad risk management in Wall Street, the oil company BP and good risk management: the swine flu epidemic. The need to do more health care reform to reduce total health care costs. … Read more about this episode...

Jacqueline Marcell entertains us with her story about caring for her aging parents. Jacqueline went from one or two phone calls per week to check up on her parents to a 24/7 living Hell with her parents! This happened in a few short weeks. Both parents were eventually diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. She wrote the book, Elder Rage, How to Survive … Read more about this episode...

Albert Stark, a trial attorney in New Jersey, talks about his career providing representation to people with brain and spinal cord injuries or burns. His book, Insider Secrets to Winning Your Personal Injury Battle: A Seasoned Trial Lawyer Reveals All, tells the story of seriously injured people as they navigate the legal system and what happens when the case is … Read more about this episode...

Dr. Wayne Guerra talks about iTriage, healthcare information software developed by Healthagen to provide patients with critical, actionable information for consumers via smart phones, PC’s and web devices. Federal Chief Technology Officer Anesh Chopra recently was briefed on this free application that lets patients get to the most appropriate point of care, info on thousands of diseases, symptoms, and more!… Read more about this episode...

Vaughn Stelzenmuller, a retired Kodak engineer, entrepreneurship consultant and writer, offers his views on health care reform as a motivated and analytic consumer. Vaughn’s strategy in the last two-three years before he reached medicare eligibility was to max out his Health Savings Account and buy insurance with a $5,000 deductible, but with complete catastrophic coverage. Listen to his lessons learned!… Read more about this episode...

Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare Consultant and Patient Advocate, Lynn Parker talks about her book, What Did The Doctor Just Say? Lynn teaches patients to make well informed heatlhcare decisions that are right for them and tells them how to avoid patient errors. She discusses the fact that medical errors are the 5th leading cause of death in America and … Read more about this episode...

Increasingly, individuals and familes are exploring alternatives to the traditional approaches to heatlhcare delivery in the US. Healthcare reform doesn’t address the alternative approaches like concierge or retainer healthcare or global treatment alternatives. Listen to Ruth Lycke, the CEO of China Connection Global Healthcare, describe her personal journey after a stroke. … Read more about this episode...

Dr. Tom Harbin is interviewed. Tom is the author of the remarkable book, Waking Up Blind: Lawsuits Over Eye Surgery: The Shocking Story of Blinded Eyes and the Hospital Politics that Allowed It. The book is intensively researched and documented and speaks to quality of care, patient safety, the high cost of medical mistakes, the severe personal costs for the … Read more about this episode...

Metabolic fire! Dr. Barnet Meltzer’s positive, enthusiastic message of permanent weight loss, optimal health, anti-aging, integrative medicine and clinical nutrition empowers and challenges listeners to get right with their own health. Visit his website, www.MakeTime forWellness.com Dr. Meltzer’s says that health care reform should beabout what we can we do to incentivize wellness. … Read more about this episode...

Art Cooper, retired county health department director talks about what the county health departments do: H1N1 (swine flu), vital statistics (deaths, births, disease incidence reporting), disaster preparedness, communicable diseases including sexually transmit- ted disease, childhood immunizations and multi-drug resistant TB. Due to government budget deficits, health depts are being cut. … Read more about this episode...

Dr. Craig Brigham of the OrthoCarolina Spine Center talks health reform. He says that spine surgery costs about five times more in the US than any other industrialized country. The fact is there is so much money to be made in the over treatment of back problems that there is little incentive to change the system. He adds that our … Read more about this episode...

Fred interviews Meranda Varnado, creator of the nationally recognized music based, chair-aerobics program Move Baby, Move! Meranda has extensive experience both teaching and choreographing aerobic exercise routines. She developed the Move Baby, Move! DVD to help ease her own pain since being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2003. Her goal: Help older adults maintain their independence. … Read more about this episode...

Campaigning against healthcare reform my be risky business for politicians and pundits. Everyday, in nearly everyway, healthcare delivery in this country is deteriorating. By the time of the Congres- sional elections, the decline and fall of heatlhcare may be so evident that those who have campaigned against healthcare reform will find themselves in a polarized and indefensible position. … Read more about this episode...

The host talks of his desire to interview or discuss or dialogue with people from the front lines of health care; employees or patients. Email him at FLMalphurs@gmail.com This show talks with a insulin dependent diabetic with a severe hearing loss. In the prime of life, no drugs or alcohol, and not overweight, his personal health care adventure started 25 … Read more about this episode...

The heatlhcare summit may be a prelude to not much or seriously reform health care, but it won’t do much to stop the rising cost of health care or stop the healthcare cutbacks at some hospitals or program closures. At the same time, the US is funding $150 million for the Ross Medical Schoool in the Caribbean and five new … Read more about this episode...

The host talks about health care reform in Massachusetts (MA) and the recent US senate election, much ballyhooed as a sign of Republican strength. A powerful issue in the election was health reform. MA voters bragged that they already had health care reform, but the dirty little secret is that MA health care costs are much more than the national … Read more about this episode...

The host analyzes the rate increases in California announced last week by Anthem Blue Cross. The company says the rates are necessary because THEY ARE LOSING CUSTOMERS and that requiring everyone to buy health insurance would solve this problem. But, the co. had higher profits, lower payouts for consumer’s care, paid more for their own salaries and administrative costs. … Read more about this episode...

The host Interviews a clinical psychologist who talks about the high cost of drugs, the high cost of his recent angioplasty and how much his health insurance has gone up this year. He talks about the Canadian Medicare System and points out its deficiencies and advantages. … Read more about this episode...

Multi-drug resistant TB and extensively drug-resistant TB are powerful infectious diseases on the rise in the US. A single case is discussed which ended up costing US taxpayers $5 Million! The infected individual was a Peruvian in the US legally. Our States and the Federal need serious health care reform for our public health. Testing required at our borders and … Read more about this episode...

Health care reform pending in Congress will not reduce the cost of healthcare. Introducing Fred Malphurs who used to be a faceless, nameless healthcare bureaucrat and his show, Adventures in Healthcare. Fred talks about his book, My Life in the VA: Lessons in Leadership and describes the component parts of his show: Interviews and commentary on health care news and … Read more about this episode...

Fred talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly in current health care debate. Teed off by all the misinformation, threats, and ignorance up on display nationally in the recent elections, he tells how the good of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) or the health care reform law requires insurers to provide many preventive services at … Read more about this episode...