We hear a lot about how healthcare is getting bigger – consolidation of health systems, large health plans combining, emergence of larger ACOs. For many healthcare professionals, this scenario is daunting. There are heartfelt concerns, and sometimes sad examples, of how patients become lost – literally and figuratively. And, healthcare professionals often question the influence […]

By William Appelgate, PhD “The body is a temple, that’s what we’re taught.  I’ve treated this one like an old honky-tonk.  Greasy cheeseburgers and cheap cigarettes, one day they will get me if they ain’t got me yet.”  Kenny Chesney song lyrics from Living in Fast Forward National healthcare expenditures in the U.S. will exceed […]