141 Dr. Dan Lord: Crossing The Road To Better Health

Nov 10, 2017

Dr. Dan Lord, a Physical Medicine Program Manager at Crossover Health, discusses reinventing healthcare to prioritize patient wellness over traditional models. He highlights the challenges of shifting to a proactive, membership-based system that emphasizes prevention. The conversation also explores women’s unique health needs, the benefits of technology in patient care, and the importance of body awareness for injury prevention. Dan advocates for integrated wellness approaches that empower individuals to take control of their health journeys.

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Intro

00:00 • 5min

Innovating Proactive Healthcare

05:06 • 8min

Exploring Women's Health Care and its Unique Needs

13:22 • 3min

Enhancing Patient Care with Technology

16:04 • 5min

Movability Proprioception and Body Awareness

21:26 • 9min

Embracing Proactive Healthcare: A Shift to Value-Based Services

30:02 • 3min

The Fee-for-Service medical system is far from what's best for the patient." - Dr. Dan Lord

Today we are standing tall at RockTapes's "Rock Stock 2017" with Dr. Dan Lord, Physical Medicine Program Manager at Crossover Health, as he explains how we can reinvent health care to reduce costs, improve physical and mental well-being, and introduce a truly engaging and preventive approach to medicine.

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Crossover Health Medical Group is a doctor-led team of caregivers helping to prevent and treat illness by focusing on the proven components of great health. They have built a "Continuum of Care" that takes patients through an integrated wellness routine and provides the tools, education, and strategies to make their health goals a reality.

They are using innovative technologies to connect with patients outside the 4 walls of the clinic and also provide behavioral coaching to empower people to take control of their own health destiny. With a heavy focus on integrative wellness and patient results, Crossover Health is creating the change and proactive approach needed in today's broken medical system.

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Listen To Episode 141 as Dr. Dan Lord Uncovers:

How to create a business model that provides the all-inclusive, movement-based, functional treatments that our health care system is missing.
Why doctor visits need to last 1 hour for proper assessment and treatment
How to reduce the use of pain medications with movement based therapies
Why the current medical billing system does not support the patient's best interests
How Dan is combining different aspects of care to create a holistic wellness plan
The benefits of teaching patients the basics of ergonomics, breathing techniques, and how to take proper movement breaks
The overall health and functional benefits received from a strength and conditioning routine
Crossover Health's educational programs that show patients how to take control of their own health
Their back-health programs centered around alignment, breathing, and ergonomic setups
How Intelliskin is improving posture and breathing for people at their workstations
Crossover Health's special classes to support women before, during, and after pregnancy
The technology we can use to support patients outside the 4 walls of the clinic
Why Crossover Health is prescribing Intelliskin to patients and Silicon Valley professionals
Understanding proprioception and how we can begin to move more consciously
How Crossover Health is helping us move from a reactive to a proactive model of health care
The lifestyle factors we can adjust to prevent much of today's chronic disease

Power Quotes From The Show

"We aim to create a business model that provides the movement based, functional treatment everyone is in need of." - Dr. Dan Lord

"In order for proper assessment and treatment, we need more time with our patients."- Dr. Dan Lord

"The Fee-for-Service system is far from what's best for the patient." - Dr. Dan Lord

"The education we provide around strength training prevents many patient visits in the future." - Dr. Dan Lord

"Patient results should be the North Star of our health care system." - Dr. Dan Lord

"We are preventing injuries by transforming how people perform their functional activities." - Dr. Dan Lord

Crossover Health

Crossover Health Medical Group is a new type of medical group based and licensed in multiple states, with a client list of leading innovative companies that share our vision of the power of a healthy, motivated workforce. Our Practices are located in Silicon Valley as well as in other locations throughout the United States. The benefits of next-generation care already being proven at some of the most innovative companies in the world taking on the cost, quality, and experience of healthcare.

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About Dr. Dan Lord

Daniel is the Physical Medicine Sr Program Manager at Crossover Health. A next generation health care organization that uses a membership based approach to fundamentally change the way health care is practiced, delivered, and experienced. Crossover is designed to restore and enhance the patient-provider relationship, reduce the cost of health care, increase access and convenience, and deliver an unprecedented patient experience.

Previously with Crossover, He has practiced on-site at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, CA from 2012-2017. As a member of the clinic's leadership team, He helped develop their physical medicine program which includes physical therapy, chiropractic, and acupuncture services.

From 2011-2013 he provided sports chiropractic care for Oracle Racing Team USA which successfully defended the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco. During their campaign he led Oracle’s sports-medicine program.

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