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Spence Taylor, M.D.
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Empowering the Doctor-Patient Relationship
The doctor-patient relationship is crucial for effective healthcare, impacting patient satisfaction and health outcomes. Empowering this...
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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Integral Leaders in Health (ILH): What We Do
“ What do you guys actually do ?” This is a question that we hear often. And admittedly it is quite fair. A public benefit corporation...
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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Upstate Independent Medical Association and Integral Leaders in Health to strengthen support for patients and independent physicians in South Carolina
GREENVILLE, S. C. -- Integral Leaders in Health (ILH) and the Upstate Independent Medical Association (UIMA) have formed a strategic...
Anna Spangler
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Patient Well-Being is No Longer the Priority in America's Unbalanced Medical Care Environment
The below is an excerpt written by Dr. Jerry Youkey and Dr. Spence Taylor for the Annals of Vascular Surgery. “ There is growing evidence...
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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The Physician CEO
What does it mean to “lead a patient?” How does that differ from “treating a patient?” What are the skills necessary to do so? Let's see.
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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Are We Getting the Most from Our Medical Vendor Relationships?
When balanced, the medical-industrial complex gives back and supports patient well-being. That isn't to say that it shouldn't make a profit.
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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Unbalanced—The Evolving Medical Care Crisis: A Book Describing Medicine’s Blind Spot
Our newly published book analyzes the state of patient well-being in modern medicine using a variety of true cases from South Carolina.
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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How To Structure the Medical Care Environment: The GHS Tricycle
The GHS tricycle alignment led with the “big wheel,” patient care, and was propelled by the “back two wheels” of education and research.
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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How Do We Fix the Medical Care Crisis?
Our plan is called Integral Leaders in Health MEDs (Medical Excellence Driven) Designation. It aspires to achieve six chief objectives.
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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Communication: The Opportunity for Hospitals to Make Patient Well-being A Priority
The problem (and opportunity) with communication in medicine is that patient communication is an added task to someone's full-time duties.
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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Moral Duty and the Medical Care Crisis
Moral duty is the obligation to act based on ethical principles when we see other people’s well-being in danger – including patients.
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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Public Benefit Corporations: Does Corporate Structure Impact Patient Well-being?
This report examines another possible contributor to the unbalanced medical care environment: corporate structural misalignment.
Spence Taylor, M.D.
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How to Take Control of Your Medical Destiny
People are free to accept their financial advisor’s advice or turn it down. Why doesn't medicine work this way?
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