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Healthcare Tsunami: The Wave of Consumerism that Will Change U.S. Business
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14485 |
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Healthcare Tsunami: The Wave of Consumerism that Will Change U.S. Business |
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http://www.soundpractice.net/images/sound/podcast/Healthcare_Tsunami.mp3 |
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Hear Wayne Glowac and Dean Halverson, authors of the book, Healthcare Tsunami: The Wave of Consumerism that Will Change U.S. Business, discuss what the Healthcare Tsunami is all about, the trends that these leaders are seeing in the provider market, why these changes in the market are so sudden and dramatic, whether the tsunami is a temporary or long term issue, and what medical providers (off all sizes and specialties) need to do to manage this change in the mindset of patients. |
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Mar 24, 2009 |
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