Dr. Arlen Meyers, president and CEO of The Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, is a guest on the February 12, 2012, edition of Business Unconventional, a weekly business newsmagazine broadcast on 710 KNUS AM in Denver.  The interview was conducted by Dean Rotbart, co-host of the radio program and managing editor of Medical BackBone Radio.

Dr. Meyers explains the goals of his group, SoPE, and discusses the need for change surrounding the culture and values embraced by the mainstream medical establishment. 

SoPE currently has more than 2,100 members and 16 chapters worldwide.  The organization is adding between 150 and 200 new members monthly.

An detailed article written by Rotbart about SoPE can be found here.

Medical BackBone Radio is produced under the guidance of Dr. Ben Guiot, chairman of the Medical BackBone Board of Advisor. Contact us:editor@medicalbackbone.com.

This program was first broadcast by 710 KNUS AM on February 12, 2012.  

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Clay Anselmo, president and chief executive officer of Wheat Ridge, Colorado-based Reglera LLC, was the featured February speaker at the Colorado Chapter meeting of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, SoPE.

Reglera is a regulatory compliance and quality assurance consulting and process outsourcing company.  Utilizing best practices and many years of building quality and regulatory systems in regulated industries, Reglera has developed specific consulting services and outsourcing products to help meet your regulatory requirements.

SoPE's mission is to help healthcare professionals get their ideas, discoveries and inventions to market by providing them with education and connections to people and capital.

To learn more about SoPE or its founder, Dr. Arlen Meyers, visit www.sopenet.org.

This audio has been edited.  At various points, Mr. Anselmo is heard answering questions from SoPE members, although their questions have been removed, since the sound quality was inaudible.

The audio was recorded and edited by Dean Rotbart, who serves in the voluntary capacity of Director of Communications for the national SoPE organization.

Rotbart, a veteran journalist, is managing editor of Medical BackBone, an initiative to highlight and honor the people and institutions who comprise our nation's vital health infrastructure.

Medical BackBone Radio is produced under the guidance of Dr. Ben Guiot, chairman of the Medical BackBone Board of Advisors.

This audio was taped on February 2, 2012, at the Denver Medical Society.

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A startup company in Colorado Springs, Colorado, says it can help physicians and other healthcare providers by selling prepaid medical gift cards to employers and caring family members.

Medical BackBone Radio welcomes Joseph "Joey" Truscelli, CEO of Life Gift Cards, who says the initial reception to his new venture has been overwhelming positive.

Life Gift Cards are particularly useful as physicians, hospitals and clinics find the percentage of self-pay patients skyrocketing.  Truscelli says that initially, his company is selling cards to cover mammograms - but plans to roll out payment cards for a wide variety of medical and dental procedures and lab tests.

To learn more about Medical BackBone Radio and our guests, visit our website at www.MedicalBackBone.com.

Medical BackBone Radio is produced under the guidance of Dr. Ben Guiot, chairman of the Medical BackBone Board of Advisors, and Dean Rotbart, managing editor.  Contact us:editor@medicalbackbone.com.

This program was taped in the studios of 710 KNUS AM on January 6, 2012.  

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MedicalBackBone Radio welcomes Steve Holloway, director of the Primary Care Office of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Holloway estimates that more than 1 million Coloradoans live in a community that is underserved by primary health providers.  His office is charged with lowering barriers to primary care access.

Offering in-state physicians student loan forgiveness in exchange for working in underserved areas of Colorado is one of the key tools Holloway is able to use to encourage doctors to live and work in rural and low-income areas.

Funding for Holloway's office is provided through an effective public-private partnership.  Three foundations, in particular, contribute the bulk of the money used as incentives by the Primary Care Office: The Colorado Health Foundation; The Colorado Trust; and The Comprecare Foundation.

To learn more about Medical BackBone Radio and our guests, visit our website at MedicalBackBone.com.

Medical BackBone Radio is produced under the guidance of Dr. Ben Guiot, chairman of the Medical BackBone Board of Advisors, and Dean Rotbart, managing editor.  Contact us: editor@medicalbackbone.com.

This program was taped in the studios of 710 KNUS AM on December 30, 2011.  

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