Surgery Center of Oklahoma, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is at the forefront of a health care cost revolution. And the belief that every patient ‘can and should know’ the price of their surgery. Surgery Center of Oklahoma’s infection ra

Surgery Center of Oklahoma – Quality & Value

Mar 6th, 2019 6m 13s

Episode 1: “The Face of Retaliation” – July 3, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 2m 30s

Dr. Keith Smith discusses big hospitals’ backlash against transparent pricing facilities like the Surgery Center of Oklahoma.

Episode 1: “The Face of Retaliation” – July 3, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 2m 30s

Dr. Keith Smith discusses big hospitals’ backlash against transparent pricing facilities like the Surgery Center of Oklahoma.

Episode 2: “Does Higher Price Mean Higher Healthcare Quality?” – July 9, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 3m 15s

We’ve all heard the adage ‘you get what you pay for.’ This week, Dr. Keith Smith discusses why higher price doesn’t necessarily mean higher healthcare quality.

Episode 2: “Does Higher Price Mean Higher Healthcare Quality?” – July 9, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 3m 15s

We’ve all heard the adage ‘you get what you pay for.’ This week, Dr. Keith Smith discusses why higher price doesn’t necessarily mean higher healthcare quality.

Episode 3: “The Story of the $100 hospital aspirin” – July 11, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 2m 39s

Big hospitals are like a reverse Enron – they overstate their losses to receive higher kickbacks from the government. Hear Dr. Keith Smith discuss how big hospitals are making big bucks by scamming patients.

Episode 3: “The Story of the $100 hospital aspirin” – July 11, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 2m 39s

Episode 3 (Part 2): “The higher the hospital charge, the more the PPO makes” – July 14, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 3m 42s

In part 2 of Episode 3, Dr. Keith discusses how hospitals’ overpriced healthcare is a huge source of revenue for insurance companies.

Episode 3 (Part 2): “The higher the hospital charge, the more the PPO makes” – July 14, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 3m 42s

In part 2 of Episode 3, Dr. Keith discusses how hospitals’ overpriced healthcare is a huge source of revenue for insurance companies.

Episode 3 (Part 3): “Understanding the lies hospitals tell to make money” – July 16, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 2m 47s

In part 3 of Episode 3, Dr. Keith continues the discussion on how hospitals’ overpriced healthcare is a huge source of revenue for insurance companies.

Episode 3 (Part 3): “Understanding the lies hospitals tell to make money” – July 16, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 2m 47s

In part 3 of Episode 3, Dr. Keith continues the discussion on how hospitals’ overpriced healthcare is a huge source of revenue for insurance companies.

Background: Get to know the Surgery Center of Oklahoma

Mar 6th, 2019 2m 49s

Listen to Dr. G. Keith Smith, M.D. discuss the background of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma.“We decided that we would never accept a dime from the federal government, knowing all the strings that were attached…”

Background: Get to know the Surgery Center of Oklahoma

Mar 6th, 2019 2m 49s

Listen to Dr. G. Keith Smith, M.D. discuss the background of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. “We decided that we would never accept a dime from the federal government, knowing all the strings that were attached…”

Episode 4: “But what about the poor?” – July 29, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 3m 25s

In Episode 4, Dr. Keith Smith explains how we can support free market principles and still provide treatment for the needy.

Episode 4: “But what about the poor?” – July 29, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 3m 25s

In Episode 4, Dr. Keith Smith explains how we can support free market principles and still provide treatment for the needy.

Episode 5: “How self-funding saved OK county $500k” – July 31, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 3m 52s

In Episode 5, Dr. Keith Smith talks about how self-funded companies can save by not paying normal insurance premiums. So far, self funding has saved Oklahoma County over $500k.

Episode 5: “How self-funding saved OK county $500k” – July 31, 2014

Mar 6th, 2019 3m 52s

In Episode 5, Dr. Keith Smith talks about how self-funded companies can save by not paying normal insurance premiums. So far, self funding has saved Oklahoma County over $500k.

Episode 11: “More on the electronic medical records scam” – September 20, 2014

Mar 5th, 2019 6m 35s

In his latest video blog, Dr. Keith Smith or the Surgery Center of Oklahoma talks more about why the federal government is happy to subsidize the electronic medical records scam… and how it’s leading to hospitals betraying their patients.

Episode 12: “How big hospitals deal with competition” – October 1, 2014

Mar 5th, 2019 6m 1s

In his latest video blog, Dr. Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma describes how big hospitals might react to the threat of competing physician-owned facilities.

Episode 13: “Let’s talk about cherry picking” – October 14, 2014

Mar 5th, 2019 3m 9s

In his latest video blog, Dr. Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma discusses big hospitals’ accusations that small surgery centers cherry pick patients.

Episode 14: “A bedtime story about the unraveling health cartel” – October 23, 2014

Mar 5th, 2019

Listen to Dr. Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma tell a stirring bedtime story about big hospital profits and the unraveling health cartel.

Episode 15: “A fireside chat about a corrupt man in Washington” – November 13, 2014

Mar 5th, 2019 3m 16s

Gather ’round as Dr. Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma hosts a fireside chat about one of the most laughably corrupt people in Washington – Jim Wright.