by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Healthcare 3.0
Having not been a patient for some time until recently, I can say unequivocally that becoming a patient requires a significant amount of energy: Making an appointment.Confirming an appointment.Getting pre-appointment labs.Going to appointment.Filling out forms.The...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Healthcare Innovation, Healthcare Revenue, Weight Loss
I am an advocate for people doing their best to use people-first language in discussing obesity (for detailed information on this topic, there is no better website better than the Obesity Action Coalition), especially in professional situations, however, I do think...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health
Here’s a photo of myself from about 12 years ago, when I had what I call (at least for myself) vigorous health. The mountain in the background is called Mailbox Peak. It’s about 30 minutes east of downtown Seattle, and, because it’s 4000 feet of “straight...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health
Health isn’t precious, at least in the sense that a string of pearls is precious—a piece of jewelry which my wife might wear to the symphony once or twice a year. Rather health is much more like a can opener, something which is essential daily, or at least every...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Healthcare Revenue
As I suggested in my blog post The Animosity Towards BigX, although I am skeptical towards BigHealth, I don’t hate them—partly because big problems of the world, such as CoVid will need big institutions to help deal with it. However, I do think it’s important to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Philosophy
Having a working, practical definition of what a disease is can help when trying to decide whether this-or-that thing is a disease, or when using the term “disease” in communication. The definition I use for the term disease is criteria-based. The criteria I use are:...
