Why you always need expert medical “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:

Healthcare systems are not transparent. Doctors at any big hospital will tell you they are the best to treat whatever disease you might have. Most providers, or insurance companies, or benefits managers are not interested to find you the best medical expert for your specific situation.

For healthcare providers, you are a source of revenue. For payors and benefits managers you are an expense to manage. So they either want to charge you as much as possible, or to minimize costs of your healthcare. Neither role aligns well with incentives to seek the world’s best medical experts and treatment results for you.

We do not have any conflicts of interest to serve you in the best possible way. You pay us to find the best medical experts in the world for analysis of your specific medical situation. Our flat-fee payment does not change whether you receive a recommendation for an expensive curative treatment or “watchful waiting” for your medical situation.

Reason #2:

Providers are often hesitant to encourage patients to get medical second opinion. Or third opinion, or forth opinion, or however many are required. They might sincerely believe that you don’t need to consult experts outside their hospital. Healthcare providers are like airlines. They want you to fly only with their airline (or hospital network). So they 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 to take a train!

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

Did you know 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 a patient without complication?

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 in leading peer-reviewed international medical journals. Even when you are advised in good faith to undergo a procedure or a pharmaceutical treatment, 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 worldwide who perfectly fits your situation. They certainly don’t have the time to manage the process of consulting such expert.

We see every day how precisely selected experts deliver better results for patients. World’s leading experts are happy to help a patient who perfectly fits their research and clinical focus. You benefit from a 100% confidence in your treatment plan, refined and confirmed by a multi-expert panel.

Reason #3:

Healthcare is completely intertwined with industry today. 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. It happens 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? Medical device companies track 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 with any pharmaceutical company.

We never take money from any physician or hospital for suggesting that our clients consider any given service, diagnostic or therapeutic method. We transparently serve you. And only 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!

* We find the term ‘second opinion’ misleading. It gives a false sense of security to someone who may have consulted a ‘second opinion’ physician. Each patient’s situation is different. For some, our expert panels are the ‘first opinion’. For others, we are the ‘tenth opinion’. That is why we prefer to use the term ‘expert opinion’ to describe our services. Please see video for more details.