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Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH in Sherpaa

Apr 19, 2017

How to Launch Digital Health Services Within a Hospital Network

For the last decade, hospital networks have tried, and failed, to launch digital health delivery services, such as video visits with doctors. None have gotten traction. In fact, they’ve failed miserably. Let’s analyze…

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH in Sherpaa

Feb 28, 2017

Sherpaa: A Case Study in Decreasing ER & Urgent Care Usage

Sherpaa worked with a large self-insured company of ~5,000 people for 2 years. Our ultimate goal was to decrease ER and urgent care visits. After two years, over 50% of employees used Sherpaa leading to a 25% reduction in ER…

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH in Sherpaa

Feb 27, 2017

How to Spend Your Money On Healthcare

Spending thousands of dollars a year on health insurance and healthcare needs a careful strategy. You wouldn’t buy a new car or a new house without doing your best to spend wisely. Also, having insurance doesn’t mean you have doctors when you need them. In efforts…

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH in Sherpaa

Feb 27, 2017

Does Insurance Cover This Thing?

Most people think going to the doctor costs a $25 co-pay. But then a few weeks later, you’ll get a bill for the rest of the cost of the visit. So, a PCP visit is typically $175, an urgent care visit is $350, and an ER visit is $2,000.

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH in Sherpaa

Feb 1, 2017

A Line-by-line Analysis of a $36,000 ER Bill

Recently, a young, healthy guy went to the ER because he had a fever, a cough, and he felt terrible. He paid his $150 co-pay. A few weeks later, he got a bill for $36,000. He was responsible for ~$2,000 of that and his employer paid ~$10,000. The other…

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Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH in Sherpaa

Feb 2, 2017

How Sherpaa’s Custom-Built Platform Powers an Entirely New Healthcare Delivery Model

Sherpaa began building our own tech platform back in late 2012 to power a new kind of healthcare delivery. We built our own because, still to this day, there are no EMRs on the market…

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