Download or read book The Wealth from Health Playbook written by Douglas Ratner and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Telemedicine is serving as a significant tool for our healthcare delivery system with the powerful potential to serve as a focal point to manage over 100 million chronic disease sufferers in the United States and significantly higher numbers worldwide. During this "Great Pause" as this period has been labeled, telemedicine consults has become a game changer in that it is easy to perform for the patient and the provider alike, cost effective and highly convenient (average cost is much less than $100 and wait time is 4 minutes). Furthermore, it creates a platform for dovetailing a number of other innovative initiatives outlined below and discussed in detail in this book and with proven track records already. Additionally, it sets the stage beautifully for full practice transformation with significant reengineering. We have already created and tested our initiatives in real time. * Primary Care Transformation with telemedicine as the hub * The Wealth from Health Navigation and Reward System * Environmental Housecall (asthmatics) * Race to Zero (palliative care) * Community Health Trust (social determinants) * Help the Helper (caregiver program) * Precision Medicine and AI (leverage data) * High Value Care Center (diagnostic and management accuracy) * Survivorship Programs (Cancer, HIV, Sickle Cell, Depression, and others