Why you always need expert second opinion

You might say: “I live in a major city – London, Berlin, New York, or Tokyo. The state or a private health insurance pays for my healthcare and there are many doctors nearby. How could I benefit from your services?” Consider three reasons:

Reason #1: All healthcare systems are not transparent. Any big hospital will tell you it’s the best to treat whatever you might have. Most providers or insurance companies or benefits managers are not interested to find you the best expert for your situation.

You are either a source of revenue – for providers, or an expense to manage – for payors and benefits managers. So they either want to charge you or to minimize costs of your healthcare. Neither role aligns well with incentives to seek world’s best experts and outcomes for you. But we do!

Reason #2: Providers are often hesitant to encourage patients to get second opinion. Or third, or however many are required. They might sincerely believe you don’t need to consult experts outside their hospital. Providers are like airlines – they presume you have to fly and only show you their own flight options. But maybe it’s better for you not to fly at all, or to fly with a different pilot, or take a train!

Did you know that 40% of established medical practices are ineffective or harmful?

Did you know that heart attack patients die 30% LESS often when top cardiologists are AWAY at a medical conference – so they cannot perform unnecessary invasive procedures?

Or that 30 to 70% of surgical operations around the world are not needed? Did you know that a hospital earns $30,000 more from a patient with a complication than from those without?

All this research was published at top medical journals. So even if you are advised in good faith to have something done or not done, it does not mean it will benefit you.

Most people you meet on your healthcare journey are not prepared to research global medical literature to find an expert who perfectly fits your situation. They surely don’t have time to manage the process.

But we see every day how precisely chosen experts deliver better results for patients. And how happy they are to help a patient who perfectly fits their research and clinical focus. And how you benefit from a confidence in a treatment plan when a multi-expert panel confirms it.

Reason #3: Healthcare is so intertwined with industry today, that conflicts of interest happen all the time and everywhere. Conflicts of interest can negatively impact advice on your treatment. Or they can lead to omission of important diagnostic and therapeutic options. Even if you fail to recognize conflicts of interest or choose not to think about them.

Do you know that pharmaceutical companies track every prescription a doctor writes, and every device a surgeon implants or uses during surgery?

Big data works perfectly well in healthcare, just like it does in tracking your every step on the internet. Industry tracks and analyzes every decision every doctor makes. What’s the purpose? Influence, obviously.

We, on the other hand, don’t have any conflicts of interest to serve you. We never have any advertisements, sponsorships, affiliations, deals with any healthcare provider or pharmaceutical company.

We never take money from any physician or hospital for suggesting our clients consider any given service. We transparently serve you.

Our direct goal is your education. An independent, unbiased voice is worth a lot to have on your side in modern healthcare. Remember, you health is in your hands – stay healthy!

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