Integrating Wellness Into Traditional Medicine, with Dr. Matti Palo

As patients increasingly seek more personalized and preventative health care, practices are rethinking traditional care models. In this episode, Dr. Matti Palo, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and entrepreneur, shares how he integrates wellness, direct care concepts, and emerging therapies into his practice while navigating the complexities of balancing cash-pay services with insurance-based care. Tune in to learn what it takes to build a modern health care practice that aligns innovation with patient expectations and regulatory realities, and how a disciplined, patient-centered approach can position practice owners for the future.  

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:50 Banter
04:36 Guest background
07:24 Talk about your path from physicist to board-certified orthopedic surgeon. 
09:10 Tell us about your practice.
10:36 Why are you moving from traditional orthopedics into wellness?
15:56 Do you have a mix of cash pay and insurance?
18:57 How should providers talk about wellness with the current risks and FDA uncertainty?
26:04 How will wellness impact orthopedics within the next 5-10 years?
29:10 Access+
29:45 Legal Takeaways
30:22 Outro

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