Can Direct Specialty Care Revolutionize Diabetes Management?
August 23, 2023
In this episode of The Health & Wealth Power Hour, Harlon Pickett hosts Dr. Arti Thangudu, an endocrinologist, as she shares her journey from working in a traditional healthcare system to starting her own cash-based membership practice. She emphasizes the importance of good diabetes care and the challenges patients face in accessing specialized care. They also discuss the benefits of direct primary care and the need for personalized, evidence-based care in the healthcare system.
Dr. Arti Thangudu joins Harlon Pickett to share her journey, from working in traditional healthcare to starting a cash-based membership practice. She emphasizes the challenges patients face accessing specialized diabetes care and the need for personalized, evidence-based medicine. Dr. Thangudu discusses the benefits she has seen in direct primary care and her vision for patient-centered healthcare.
Key Points:
Key Points:
- Dr. Arthy's journey from traditional healthcare system to starting her own cash-based membership practice
- Benefits of transparency of pricing and discounted rates in Dr. Arthy's practice
- Transition to telemedicine during the pandemic and positive patient response
- Importance of specialists like endocrinologists in diabetes care and challenges of accessing specialized care
- Dr. Arthy's love for direct primary care and its potential to improve diabetes care and build stronger doctor-patient relationships
- Importance of prevention, early intervention, and evidence-based care in diabetes management
- Challenges patients face in the healthcare system and the need for alternative models of care
Links
Eagle Care Health Solutions - https://eaglecarehealth.com/
Complete Medicine - https://sacomplete.com/