Learning from a Pioneer in Direct Pay Dermatology | Dr. Kathleen Brown

Episode 009 | Kathleen Brown, MD, is a visionary and pioneer in bringing high quality, affordable, accessible dermatology care directly to the people without the interference of meddling third parties. Join us as we explore her career and learn how we too can build a successful direct specialty care business, practice medicine with joy, and make lots of people happy along the way. In this episode:🔥 How to talk to people about direct care🔥 Good faith estimates before they were mandated🔥 "We want them to be raving fans."🔥 Learning from our patients and seeking help from experts🔥 The value of having some skin in the game🔥 What about Medicare and Medicaid?🔥 A walk-in dermatology clinic🔥 A mobile dermatology clinic🔥 Inspirational advice🔥 The Seinfeld dermatologist joke 🤣🔥 Dr. Lewellis' WHY for this podcast🔥 Integrity and not shortchanging people🔥 Balancing family life and entrepreneurship🔥 Servant Leadership Kathleen M. Brown, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist who started a solo direct pay practice in 2011. Over 13 years in a group practice prior to that, arrangements with third party payers became more complex and difficult, making it almost impossible to continue practicing medicine as she saw fit. Dr. Brown wanted more control over the way she practiced medicine, and felt that physicians should not allow billing and diagnosis codes to affect or control the practice of medicine, and also that fees should be predictable and reasonable. Because of all this, in 2011 she opened her own solo direct pay dermatology practice, Oregon Coast Dermatology. It operated free from third-party payers such as insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid. For almost eight years, Dr. Brown worked directly for her patients by getting rid of the middlemen and posting prices in public, based on time spent with the patient. In 2019 she closed her practice in order to move with her husband to their property in Montana. They chose to have more time for life outside of medicine, including their time for family and outdoor recreation. She has continued to help other physicians succeed in third-party-free practices. She has also kept up with her specialty of dermatology and is ready to open a part-time mobile direct pay dermatology practice. She is a director on the board of the Frontier Institute, and stays involved with the Free Market Medical Association. To learn more about Dr. Brown, check out these links👇🔗 Connect with Dr. Brown👩‍⚕️ Montana Dermatology (website coming soon!)👥 LinkedInMore from Dr. Lewellis and Above & Beyond DermatologyNeed a dermatologist? Fill out this short interest form, text or call me at 715-391-9774, or email me at [email protected] if you'd like to have a no obligation discovery call. I offer in-office visits, house calls, and virtual care in Wisconsin and virtual care in Illinois, Nebraska, and Colorado.Have an idea for a guest or want to be on the show yourself? Send me a text or email, and we'll see if it's a good fit.Above & Beyond DermatologyNutrafol -- special pricing and physician exclusive productsNeoGenesis -- my favorite source of stem cell released molecules for skin/hairSilagen.biz -- physician dispensed scar refinement products delivered to your door (use practice code 1206240832P)NewsletterLinkedInFacebookDr. Lewellis on InstagramAbove & Beyond Dermatology on InstagramYouTubeTikTokTwitter/XChange Your Mind, Change Your LifeSoMeDocs (Doctors on Social Media)Pippa! 🐕Biolinky: All the links in once place

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