Episode 008 | New York City-based functional medicine doctor for chronic foot and ankle pain, Dr. Robert Kornfeld, on his journey from the doldrums of insurance-dependency to a thriving and joyful, direct care, functional podiatry practice.

In this episode:🔥 The good ol' days of indemnity health insurance🔥 50 patients a day and "everybody was expecting a lot from me"🔥 Dr. Kornfeld's tipping point: "I started to develop symptoms..."
🔥 "Nothing was done for me except pills."
🔥 "My whole world changed... this resonates with me, and I'm having fun!"🔥 It's not your fault that you're suffering. It's your fault that you're cooperating with the suffering.🔥 In a world of insurance dependency, you have to work fast. A lot of doctors have their heads buried in their computers. They're not really present.
🔥 Not everyone needs a 60 minute visit, but some people do, and it requires a flexible business model to serve these people.
🔥 How having skin in the game matters for patients.
🔥 "The Last Stop Doc" -- You have to give them a compelling reason.
🔥 A virtuous cycle
🔥 How to handle criticism from peers
🔥 The skinny on supplements
🔥 The morbidity threshold
🔥 The art of communicating as a teacher
🔥 Branding and Marketing: Focusing on benefits, not features.
🔥 Doctors who answer the phone -- "I do all my own reception work."
🔥 The only real edge you'll always have over everyone else and how to use it
 Dr. Kornfeld has been practicing functional medicine for chronic foot and ankle pain for 37 years. In the year 2000, he left insurance-dependency so he could direct the care his patients needed and not be controlled by insurance companies. He is the Founder of The Institute for Functional Podiatric Medicine – a teaching institute for podiatrists who want to take their practice to the next level of care and create a practice free from the stresses and constraints of commercial health insurance and Medicare.
To learn more about Dr. Kornfeld, check out these links👇

🔗 Connect with Dr. Kornfeld
🦶 Dr. Kornfeld's Chronic Foot Pain Center (Manhattan & Long Island)🎓 Institute for Functional Podiatric Medicine (Dr. Kornfeld's course and coaching)
👥 LinkedIn

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