Mercy Virtual’s Randy Moore: ROI isn’t good enough (Podcast)
https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/hbdew0040-david-e-williams-interviews-mercys-randall-moore.mp3 https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/hbdew0040-david-e-williams-interviews-mercys-randall-moore.mp3Randall Moore, MD. President of Mercy VirtualMercy Health has been doing big things in digital health. Last year I interviewed EVP Shannon Sock after he spoke in Boston. And recently…
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IROs can help control costs and save you money (and resources) when it comes to all sorts of claims, not just medical necessity; and if you’re stuck trying to choose…
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Has there been a dramatic up-tick in the number of marketing mistakes lately? Perhaps there’s some sort of business-blooper epidemic; a bug of sorts, making the rounds.I raise this mostly…
