Lauren talks with Dr. Umar Burney. Dedicated to helping patients change their lives, Dr. Burney speaks about his international mission, what inspired him to do non-profit work, and how he can help transform the American healthcare system.
Healthcare systems across the globe are facing the critical challenge of providing high-quality care that prioritizes the well-being and outcomes of patients. Rather than focusing solely on volume-driven metrics, such as the number of patients seen or procedures performed, healthcare providers are shifting towards a more value-based approach. This shift focuses on providing high-quality services that positively impact patients' lives and requires a fundamental rethinking of healthcare delivery.
In this episode, Lauren talks with Dr. Umar Burney. Dedicated to helping patients change their lives, Dr. Burney speaks about his international mission, what inspired him to do non-profit work, and how he can help transform the American healthcare system.
Dr. Umar Burney is the Founding and Managing Partner of Orthopaedic Specialists of Dallas, North Texas Medical Research Institute, and Complete Operations Management Solutions. Dr. Burney serves on many hospital committees and is the Sports Medicine Director and Joints Program Director for Texas Health Presbyterian of Rockwall. His primary focus is sports medicine and joint replacement.
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In This Episode
01:07 - Backstory of Dr. Umar Burney
02:29 - The most dramatic change in healthcare in the last 17 years
04:50 - What Dr. Burney's international mission entails
07:36 - What the healthcare system looks like in the future
11:39 - How patients can access public-private hospitals
13:32 - How Dr. Burney provides patient care in Pakistan
16:37 - What inspired Dr. Burney to do non-profit work in Pakistan
20:20 - Dr. Burney's perspective on the American healthcare system
21:50 - How Dr. Burney can help transform the American healthcare system
29:03 - How hip arthroscopy works
Favorite Quotes
05:54 - "Being in medicine involves being empathetic to those that I confront on a daily basis. And if my mission work and charity work improve that empathy and continue to fuel that character trait of mine, it's worth it." - Dr. Umar Burney
06:37 - "If you don't care for the person you're taking care of, don't be in it. The day you lose the ability to care for the person who just walked in to seek your medical help, that's the day you should hang it up." - Dr. Umar Burney
22:47 - "We've got to shift away from volume-driven individuals to quality-based individuals. As opposed to seeing every individual as another number, another statistic, we will be more incentivized and driven to look at what we are giving them and how we are changing their life." - Dr. Umar Burney