Take Charge with HELPcare
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Take Charge with HELPcare is your guide to taking charge of your health and your health care. If you're an employer paying for health insurance, it will help you Take Charge of Your Health Plan. And if you're a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant, it will show you how you can Take Charge of Your Health Care Career.
HELPcare LLC provides management services to HELP practitioners escape the hamster wheel to become owners of a HELPcare Clinic direct primary care (DPC) practice, and metabolic health coaching to help patients prevent or even reverse disease.
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The podcast addresses various topics such as direct primary care models, metabolic health, and the evolution of healthcare communication. Episodes include discussions on the challenges of traditional insurance practices, the importance of patient empowerment through social media, and personal narratives from healthcare professionals like Dr. Dave Strobel, illustrating the critical need for innovative approaches in medicine.
Take Charge with HELPcare is your guide to taking charge of your health and your health care. If you’re an employer paying for health insurance, it will help you Take Charge of Your Health Plan. And if you’re a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant, it will show you how you can Take Charge of Your Health Care Career.
HELPcare LLC provides management services to HELP practitioners escape the hamster wheel to become owners of a HELPcare Clinic direct primary care (DPC) practice, and metabolic health coaching to help patients prevent or even reverse disease.
Musculoskeletal conditions—back pain, shoulder injuries, knee problems and similar issues—are among the largest drivers of employer health plan spending. But they may also represent one of the best opportunities to improve care while reducing costs.
In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, Lee Aase talks with Brian McQuilkin and Jake Hoeppner of ActivePT in Rochester, Minnesota, about why physical therapy should often be the first stop for musculoskeletal problems.
Brian and Jake explain how early access to physical therapy can help patients reduce pain, regain strength and return to normal activities—sometimes avoiding unnecessary imaging, injections, specialist visits or surgery.
They also introduce ActivePT Direct, a direct-contracting model that enables employers to provide employees with timely, in-person physical therapy at $0 out of pocket. Employers pay when the service is used, while gaining an opportunity to reduce much larger downstream medical claims.
The conversation covers:
• Why physical therapy can produce outcomes comparable to surgery for some conditions
• How faster access can prevent manageable problems from becoming expensive ones
• Why Minnesota patients can often see a physical therapist without a referral
• How ActivePT measures utilization, outcomes and potential return on investment
• Why direct contracting can align the interests of employees, employers and providers
Brian and Jake will also be among the presenters at the Building a Better Employer Health Plan workshop on August 5 in Rochester.
Learn more and register:
Get in touch with Brian and Jake at:
https://activeptandsports.com
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