1.
Mission Statement
(What is SSI?)
...in Austin, Texas.
SSI was created to provide solutions to issues that have become an unfortunate part of the health care , sport and fitness worlds. These solutions include:
- cost-effective care; ...
2.
Physical Therapy / Physiotherapy
(SSI Services)
...rior to your initial consultation, you will need to have a referral/script from one of the following qualified health care practitioners – physicians, dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists, physi...
3.
Smart Life Institute
(SSI Services)
...athletes and those new to activity. SLI has also developed continuing professional education offerings for the health care professional. These programs offer Continuing Education credit and are approp...
4.
Smart Life Institute Educational Programs
(What is SSI?)
...ed for both the recreational and elite athlete, those new to activity, and as continuing medical education for health care professionals.
How much do the sessions cost? SSI's goal is to make educat...
5.
Smart Life Manifesto
(What is SSI?)
...h and every community member.
5. Define new standards in outcomes-based self-care and commitment to systemic health care reform such that it reflects these core premises.
These principles are a...
In Part I, I discussed the issues of quality and value in the health care system (in general) and in physical therapy (specifically). Let me expand on that a bit, and then provide an innovative soluti
Monday, 05 July 2010
Health care is in dire need of transformation. The system as we know it has been built on a foundation of principles that have conflicting values. Whether it’s the reimbursement models or the practice
Friday, 02 July 2010
...ay July 6,
2010 at 8:00 pm central time for the latest episode of "Consumer's
Guide To Health".The health care system is facing a number of problems. If it's not a question of cost, it's a...
Thursday, 01 July 2010
...e of "Consumer's
Guide To Health". The phrase “ evidence-based medicine” is pervasive in health and health care now. As the phrase becomes more common, there seems to be a growing chasm bet...
Tuesday, 08 June 2010
The phrase "evidence-based medicine" is pervasive in health care now. As the phrase becomes more and more common, there seems to be a growing chasm between those that utilize the scientific method, an
Wednesday, 02 June 2010
...and-held charts, he resolutely stated that "In America, we have a problem". He may not have been talking about health care specifically, but he certainly could have been. Consumers have somehow bee...
Thursday, 13 May 2010
...de of "Consumer's
Guide To Health". Social media and Web 2.0 are changing the way that patients and health care providers interact. This episode of "Consumer's Guide To Health" will examine...
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
If you want a fine example of where this country's health care system is headed without reform, just take a look deep in the heart of Texas. It's not a very rosy future. As I have mentioned many times
Thursday, 18 March 2010
...ral time for the latest episode of "Consumer's
Guide To Health". Naturopathy is a system of primary health care , much like 'regular' medicine but with a different approach, and a set of def...
Friday, 15 January 2010
The current versions of health care reform being proposed and debated are really starting to make me wonder. We started off with "making the system better", "outcomes", "efficacy", and "coverage for
Saturday, 12 December 2009
...est episode of "Consumer's
Guide To Health". The past year has seen a lot of news in the health and health care worlds. Tonight's episode, the last episode of 2009, will discuss many of the...
Wednesday, 02 December 2009
...s like a marathon), are what are creating a health risk. Add to this the added aftershock - there are a lot of health care dollars being expended on treatments for these running injuries that have lit...
Sunday, 29 November 2009
...y October 27,
2009 at 8:00 pm central time for the latest episode of "Consumer's
Guide To Health". Health care reform probably requires little introduction. We're in the midst of some chal...
Friday, 23 October 2009
...annual economic cost of diabetes in 2007 was estimated to be $174 billion. The 2007 per capita annual costs of health care for people with diabetes is $11,744 a year, of which $6,649 (57%) is attribut...
Wednesday, 07 October 2009
Yes, I know it may be hard to believe, but the World Health Organization’s report on health care systems rates the United States as number 37 – yes 37 – in the world. But those in th
Sunday, 13 September 2009
...nbsp; We’ve come a long way since March 5, 2009. That was the day of the first “summit” on health care reform. Oh, I remember it well. All the stakeholders, all the players, were s...
Sunday, 16 August 2009
...pists or "physios" in most other countries worldwide) are faced with challenging times. In an era of health care reform, physical therapists are, without question, the practitioners of choic...
Monday, 13 July 2009
...ch the voting patterns of legislators based on who contributes to their political campaign.
Health care already has one of the "Bigs" - Big Pharma. The pharmaceutical indu...
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
...o choose, the consumer's access to care, and the cost of their care.
This episode will discuss this important health care issue - what it
is and how it affects you as a consumer of your health care ....
Monday, 13 April 2009
... is uninsured.
That's a rather humbling and disheartening statistic. With that in mind, our health care system needs to continue to seek out ways for patients to get the care they n...
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
...atekeeper status of physicians. As it currently stands, physical therapists in the state of Texas are the only health care providers remaining that require a referral from a physician.
With this havi...
Thursday, 12 March 2009
...imburse for your treatment (or
not).
Seeing
a physical therapist as a first line of health care and assessment is an
accepted standard internationally, in many other U.S. s...
Sunday, 22 February 2009
...The link to the show information can be found here.The show notes are as follows:
"The health care and fitness worlds can be a challenge to navigate. Join
host Allan Besselink...
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
...h training, and many other topics. These have helped to build the overall level of knowledge of the sports and health care community. The Smart Sport website serves as a basis for it's educational goa...
Monday, 12 January 2009
...; (Mark Twain)
If the American public
knew what was going on in the undercurrents of their health care , I
don't think they'd stand for it much longer. Regardless of whether
you h...
Monday, 15 December 2008
