Full Scope with Dr. Nicole Hemkes: Recent Episodes
1310 WIBA (WIBA-AM)
Tune in for a Full Scope of current & relevant Direct Care Medical topics with Dr. Nicole Hemkes, Madison, WI’s Direct Care Doctor, 8:30am Thursdays on News/Talk 1310 WIBA!
Dr. Hemkes talks about the problems that electronic medical records create and what happens when a company has a monopoly on it.
September is Pain Awareness Month and sometimes there's not greater pain than a high medical bill. Dr Hemkes talks about how a DPC can alieveate that pain. And, you know, the pain that took you to a doctor in the first place.
Bigger doesn't always mean better - so why are hospitals and insurance companies always building on and getting larger?
Dr. Hemkes talks about what it's like to be a doctor in today's medical system and why it was such a risk to start a direct primary care practice.
Dr. Hemkes talks about what you pay for when you join Advocate MD - and what you don't have to pay for.
...the time of year when everyone is bomarded with messages to sign up for health insurance. However, health insurance isn't all it's cracked up to be and there are alternatives.
Dr. Hemkes talks about where all that money you pay to insurance companies and hospitals is going.
Dr. Hemkes talks about the problems when hospitals are acquired by or merged with larger systems and why it's happening. She also goes over alternatives to the current model of health insurance.
Dr. Hemkes talks about the great scam that Big Box medical care and insurance has become.
Dr. Hemkes talks about what all this ranking and rating systems mean, where they come from, how you get on them, and why you might, or might not, want to bother with them.
Dr. Hemkes talks about the difficulties of electronic medical records (EMR), especially in the big box, modern medical system.
We talk about direct primary care all the time, but don't alway explain what it is. Dr. Hemkes explains what a DPC is and what one - especially if it's Advocate MD - can do for you.
Dr. Hemkes explains what "lifestyle medicine" is and why it's hard to out-exercise a bad diet.
With the price of everything going up, insurance costs more and covers less. Dr. Hemkes talks about how Advocate MD and other DPCs can offer an alternative. Also, more on the Janesville location’s newest doctor.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about why medical care isn't as expensive as you might think - or as expensive as hospitals and insurance companies might be charging you for.
The industrialized hospital system can be pretty rough on patients, but it can be just as hard, if not harder, on doctors. Dr. Nicole talks about how Advocate MD can fix that.
Wisconsin's hospitals are ranked among the finest in the nation, but how is that quality measured? Dr. Hemkes talks about how hospitals are ranked, how costs get pushed up, and what you can do about it.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about why insurance doesn't make things as affordable as the insurance industry would like it to look and how DPCs are changing that.
Dr. Hemkes talks about what hospitals, outpatient centers, and other locations charge for different servers and why it pays to shop around.
Dr. Hemkes talks about what's going on with telehealth, why some doctors are leaving the big hospitals, and what the hospitals are trying to do about it.
The new Janesville location opens in just a couple days. Dr. Hemkes joins us to give us the rundown.
Today, Dr. Hemkes talks about why it's important to stay in a direct primary care program, even if you don't see your doctor regularly.
Dr. Hemkes talks about why she decided to start a DPC after working a fee-for-service clinic for awhile.
Dr. Hemkes goes over what she tells people who are thinking about leaving a DPC or who are weighing the cost of staying at one.
Dr. Hemekes talks about the 5 points of lifestyle medicine that can help you live healthier and see the doctor less.
Dr. Hemkes talks about out-of-pocket cost with insurance and how what you're told you may be paying, isn't what you actually have to pay.
Dr. Hemkes joins us to explain how insurance can actually make medicial care MORE expensive instead of less - and how Advocate MD seeks to fix that.
The U.S. is facing a shortage of doctors. Dr. Hemkes joins us to explain why there are so few and how a DPC model might help.
Dr. Hemkes joins us with an update on Advocate MD's soon-to-be newest clinic and explains why prescription drug costs are so high - and what Advocate does to help that.
Even though the law demands that hospitals post their pricing in an easy to access manner, most refuse. Dr. Hemkes talks about how the direct primary care model and Advocate MD are changing that.
Dr. Hemkes explain the importance of regular doctor's visits even - or especially - when you're not sick and why Advocate MD's model makes it easy (and productive) to see your doctor.
Dr. Hemkes answers the questions: what does it takes to make a good DPC and why can't large companies and hospitals do it?
With 2023 just starting, Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about how a DPC may be your newest way to get medical care.
Dr. Hemkes talks about Advocate MD's newest location and newest doctor. Plus, she and Shawn discuss what the cost of Advocate is in comparason to similar services or what you may end up paying through your insurance.
Dr. Hemkes explains why its important for Advocate MD to be a practice where you see a physician rather than a physician's assistant.
Times they are a changin'. The good doctor and Shawn talk about the snowballing effect of doctors saying to the medical system, "We've had enough."
Advocate MD doesn't go through insurance, but that doesn't mean insurance isn't really important. With open enrollment in full swing, Dr. Hemkes talks about why you need insurance. Also, more news about the DPC's 5th doctor (and possibly 6th doctor) and their 3rd clinic.
Advocate MD continues to grow, this time with a location in Janesville and a fifth doctor. Plus, Dr. Hemkes explains why when healthcare systems plays monopoly, nobody wins.
Advocate MD is expanding - again! Dr. Hemkes talks with Shawn about how the DPC is growing, the advantages of Advocate's method of seeing patients, what's going on with doctors and the hospital system, and what a day for an Advocate MD doctor looks like.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about health shares as an alternative to insurance. Also, the good doctor has a good announcement.
Advocate MD is all about getting out from under the yoke of health insurance, but it's still a necessity. Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about the things you might find yourself wanting insurance for - though it's not Advocate MD.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about the loss of time spent with patients in standard healthcare: what it is, when it started happening, why it's an issue, what they're trying to fix it, and how Advocate MD actually fixes it.
Healthcare doesn't cost nearly as much as everyone thinks it does. Dr. Hemkes talk us through how Advocate MD makes it affordable.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about all the best bits about having a direct primary care doctor and why it's important to see your doctor regularly.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about the history of direct primary care in general and Advocate MD specifically. Also, what you will need insurance for if you sign up with a DPC.
Dr. Hemkes goes over some of the questions she gets from potential patients and what the answers are.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about how insurance, Medicare, and direct primary care work differently and the benefits of direct primary care.
Dr. Hemkes answers two questions for us today: why does healthcare gets more expensive the bigger the healthcare system and can the doctors of Advocate MD still be your doctor in a hospital setting?
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about the way insurance used to be, what it's become, and what the goal of Advocate MD is in relation to that.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about how Advocate MD cuts out the long wait times now associated with a standard doctor, hospital, or quick care setting.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about the unpleasant reality of surprise medical bills and how the DPC model circumvents them. Also they have an update on how the practice is doing.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about the problems with medical documentation, people's resistance to change, and the other doctors who work with her at Advocate MD.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about the advantages of having YOUR doctor available on weekends and how often she actually gets weekend calls.
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about the pros and cons of telemedicine - how the big guys do it, how Advocate MD does it, and what it can do for for you.
On today's show, Dr. Nicole and Shawn talk about Advocate MD's open house and answer the question: why are their not more direct primary care and independent doctors?
Dr. Hemkes and Shawn talk about what it is you're paying for at a DPC vs. what you're really paying for when you have insurance at a regular doctors' office.