Episode #21 What is The Future of Healthcare?

What does the future of healthcare look like? And are you prepared for it? There is a changing patient population in a broken system. Healthcare costs are not slowing down. And patients are getting more complex. I believe there is still a promising future ahead for us.

I would like to ask you a question…How do you see the future of healthcare? You may not have really given that question complete consideration, but I believe that if you are following this podcast, you have a small inkling of vision into the future. 

In previous episodes I have went through this process and how to streamline the process to make it much quicker and more efficient. No matter how quick and efficient it becomes, it is still a lot of redundant work that does not seem to be making a true difference. Why would I say that?

I say that because there is more time spent on the disease management and documentation than looking at the big picture. The disease management model obviously isn’t working.  Obesity rates are skyrocketing, along with diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, fatty liver, heart disease, dementia, cancer and autoimmune disorders. And even worse is the age of onset is becoming younger and younger.  We are chasing individual diagnosis, not improving the health of our patient population. 

Next, I want to take you into the future... How do you think that will look? I asked you that in the beginning of this episode. Do you see it as a continuation of the 

Disease Approach?

A Systems Approach?

Lifestyle Approach?

Do you see more or less in the use of pharmaceuticals?

 As I see it, I think we are in a sad state of affairs right now, yet there’s a shift happening that will soon be a tsunami. We are entering into a whole new realm of healthcare and that’s what this Health Interventions For Your Practice thing is all about. Treating the core, looking at the cause, going back to understanding how it all works. This is about taking NP practice to a new level and implementing lifestyle changes, correcting imbalances, restoring and repairing pathways in the body, supplying nutrients in a way that the body can use them to do what it was designed to do to survive, as opposed to being reactive and treating every icd-10 that comes along. 

Listen in to hear the entire podcast and how we as NPs are taking control of the future!

Get ready! It is happening.