Why do sick people quit their Medicare Advantage plans?
Heading back to Mama Fed Heading back to Mama FedHealth plans don’t like sick people. They rack up big medical expenses, drive up health plan administrative expenses, and generally knock…
When Patients Don’t Pay the Bill: Increase Your Revenue with a Collection’s Strategy
In addition to caring for your patients and clients, a normal day in your healthcare business includes collecting copays, coding claims, billing patients, processing incoming payments and, unfortunately, asking some…
New Research on The Patient Voice
(This post was originally published on the Patients Helping Patients blog on Patient Empowerment Network) The patient voice is being heard and it is being researched! I came across 2 new…
UPDATED POST: Salami Tactics and IRS 501(r)
Has The IRS Used Salami Tactics to Update IRS 501(r)? Has The IRS Used Salami Tactics to Update IRS 501(r)? Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), that…
Who Leads Whom?
Government is seldom an instrument of change. Government is seldom an instrument of change.State institutions tend to lag behind society in recognizing and addressing disruptive issues. Rather than leading, the…
Is More Gun Control the RIght Prescription?
Guns are in the news again. Here are some incontrovertible facts. Mass murders committed by young males have become a new phenomenon in American life.Individuals who should not be permitted to…
Telemedicine Is Vital to Reforming Health Care Delivery
Telemedicine Is Vital to Reforming Health Care DeliveryBy Joseph C. Kvedar, MDOctober 7, 2015Harvard Business Review Telemedicine Is Vital to Reforming Health Care DeliveryBy Joseph C. Kvedar, MDOctober 7, 2015Harvard…
The Best Thing About Any New Adventure
When setting out on any new adventure, part of the fun is not knowing what you will find around the next corner. Will it be a postcard picture perfect breathtaking…
Social Media Strategy: A Must in Healthcare Marketing
Social media is no longer a choice in healthcare marketing. Whether you’re marketing a hospital, health system, physician practice or health plan, consumer engagement is key to your success.Yet with…
What can we do about overuse of emergency rooms?
Come and get it! Come and get it!I’d expect an emergency physician with 35 years of experience to have some solid insights on why people come to the emergency room.…
