Dear Mr. Blankenhorn:
Thanks for your note. To clarify:
(1) I wanted to document my inventive system-design and inter-connection work on Medical Onshoring; thus, the USPTO filing;
(2) as to the "how," head to --
http://tinyurl.com/6c4tj4
" .. Covering the professional world (e.g., health care, computing), Chien?s patent-pending application details how ? using proprietary technology and Joint Commission International-accredited medical providers in JCI‑accredited facilities located on the sovereign (self-rule) nation‑lands of federally‑recognized Native American Indian tribes [1] ? quality medical services at affordable prices can be offered to U.S. residents. The JCI‑accredited medical providers would be from Asia and Europe .."
That is, instead of patients flying to Asia to the MDs, they would fly to the sovereign nation-lands of "Indian Country." Much-smaller carbon footprint. Closer to home.
My family served as management accountants to Native American Indian tribes -- pre-gaming. I know their strong community values and their potential. I know Native American Indians can do whatever their community decides should be done for themselves and others. And those in Asia and Europe should benefit, also.
Already, after considerable effort, Medical Onshoring has drawn initial interest from two major investment groups. How? Why?
Many look to Washington, D.C. for a "silver bullet" solution to the USA's health care chaos. Wish them good luck.
Others will look for solutions amongst themselves and through inventive problem-solvers in the vein of a Steve Woziak, an Andy Hertzfeld, a Paul Allen, a Tim Berners-Lee. IMO, it is the freedom to quickly find optimal solutions that made the U.S. the nation that draws millions from overseas.
The less-complicated site (sorry, Googlers) --
http://medicalonshoring.blogspot.com/
Regards,
C.A. Chien
Inventor, Medical Onshoring
info@nativepeoplesmed.net
From the same legal structure which brought you Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, a North Carolina entrepreneur wants to build hospitals.
(This map of North Dakota shows the locations of its major Indian reservations. The Associated Tribes who are part of this story are in the pink bit to the left, called Fort Berthold.)
C. Alex Chien calls his concept “medical onshoring,” and he has filed a patent claim on it. (I don’t know how it’s patentable myself, but you can file on anything.)
He writes:
With political sovereignty over quality-killing issues such as medical malpractice and a “clean-sheet” approach, Medical Onshoring could provide certain services (e.g., cardio-vascular, artificial knees) at prices at least 15% less than local hospitals.
Chien recently pitched his idea to the Associated Tribes in North Dakota. A reporter at the Minot Daily News made some calls including one to a doctor working on tribal medical care in the area.
They tried that with drug imports, said Monica Meyer. The government stepped in and stopped it.
Chien responded to that story on his blog, noting that drug imports have complex chain-of-custody issues and Alaska tribes have already set up their own dental clinics.
With insurers like Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina already making deals with foreign hospitals, he writes, “Where’s the logic in great nations making citizens fly 12,000 miles for affordable medicine?”
I know the obvious question, but it’s rude and even racist to mention it. OK, it has to be asked.
How?
