New York Times: “Trying Out New Ways to Deliver Health Care”
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Board Chairman and Managing Director Spencer Berthelsen, M.D. discusses the Accountable Care model as a proven solution to our country’s rising healthcare costs.
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Choosing the Right Health-Care Plan
The Wall Street Journal talks about the upcoming open enrollment season and how the Cigna KelseyCare plan helped the City of Houston control costs.
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Time Moneyland: Patients Prefer HMOs (And Other Healthcare Suprises)
(10/17/2011)
When it comes to patient satisfaction, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) received higher marks than Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) even though HMOs require that patients remain “in network.
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New York Times: Disruptive Innovation, Applied to Health Care
(1/31/2009)
The country needs to innovate its way toward a new health care business model - one that reduces costs yet improves both quality and accessibility.
Read the article.Sixteen Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Locations Earn National Recognition for Patient-Centered Care
Sixteen multi-specialty care centers at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic have been named Patient-Centered Medical Homes by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Read the story.
Kelsey-Seybold at the Forefront of Accountable Care
Texas Medical Center News Online touted Kelsey-Seybold's model of healthcare delivery as being at the forefront of accountable care. Read the story.
Dr. Spencer Berthelsen Discusses Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Best Practices with the Houston Business Journal
Dr. Spencer Berthelsen, Chairman and Managing of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, was interviewed recently by Houston Business Journal Technology and Life Sciences reporter Christine Hall for the story titled: “A booster shot for electronic health records.” Dr. Berthelsen shared Kelsey-Seybold’s story of EMR implementation and physician transition, as well as the challenges and opportunities this new technology presented to Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and our patients. He also shared his thoughts on how this technology is an integral part of the Accountable Care Organization. Read the story.
Healthcare Industry Sick with Medical Waste
In a home office, slipped inside file cabinets and stacked on top of workspaces, Cindy Holtzman has amassed a collection of "medical waste." She's not hoarding used syringes or old bandages. She's hanging on to hospital bills that are loaded with outrageous examples of money that was poorly spent. Read the story.
Spencer R. Berthelsen Adds Value at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Sometimes Dr. Spencer R. Berthelsen doesn’t wear his name tag to work. On those days, he’s not acting as the chairman and managing director of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. He’s there as a patient. Read the story.
Employers Push Costs for Health on Workers
As healthcare costs continue their relentless climb, companies are increasingly passing on higher premium costs to workers. Read the story.
Health care Wastefulness is Detailed in Studies
In a snapshot of systemic waste, researchers have calculated that more than half of the 354 million doctor visits made each year for acute medical care, like for fevers, stomachaches and coughs, are not with a patient’s primary physician, and that more than a quarter take place in hospital emergency rooms. Read the story.
Bauer Business Focus: Dr. Spencer Berthelsen
The accountable care organization health care model is being advocated as a solution to current health care issues in the United States. Dr. Spencer Berthelsen, Chairman and Managing Director of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, was interviewed about the subject by NPR on-air radio personality Ed Mayberry on KUHF-FM (88.7). Read the story.
Making Healthcare Accountable
How do you hold health care costs down? Dr. Spencer Berthelsen, Chairman and Managing Director of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, recently discussed accountable care with Texas CEO Magazine’s Ray Niekamp. Read the story.
CEO Roundtable: What does the future hold for Texas?
Dr. Spencer Berthelsen joined Texas CEO and a room full of other influential players in the Houston healthcare market to discuss our state’s current health care and outlook. Read the story.
Houston Chronicle Editorial: Accountable Care Model Deserves a Close Look
In the May 21, 2010 Houston Chronicle Editorial section, the editors endorse the accountable care model and discuss why it just might be the right prescription to control rising healthcare costs. Read the editorial.