25 02, 2016

Your Online Reputation May Be Killing You Softly

2018-01-06T06:44:45-08:00By |Healthcare, Hospitals, Medical Practices|0 Comments

Your Online Reputation May Be Killing You Softly The percentage of people in the U.S. who are influenced by online reviews in choosing healthcare providers and institutions has skyrocketed in just the past few years. By “killing you softly,” I mean that your online reviews from your patients directly and adversely affects your business but [...]

6 01, 2016

Aetna follows UnitedHealthcare out of AHIP – what it means

2018-01-06T06:37:56-08:00By |Healthcare|0 Comments

Aetna follows UnitedHealthcare out of AHIP The news media is reporting on Aetna’s departure from AHIP (American Health Insurance Plans) after UnitedHealthcare started the migration last year. But so far, few are delving into the implications of why two of the “Big 5” insurance companies have walked away from the health insurance industry’s primary and [...]

12 11, 2015

Will Site-Neutral Payments Decrease Hospital Acquisitions of Medical Practices?

2017-12-10T11:52:41-08:00By |Healthcare, Hospitals, Medical Practices, Medicare/CMS|0 Comments

Will Site-Neutral Payments Decrease Hospital Acquisitions of Medical Practices? The new budget passed by Congress includes a provision that changes the way that CMS pays hospitals for services performed in off-campus medical clinics and offices. CMS has been paying hospitals at higher hospital-outpatient rates for services performed in off-campus medical clinics that were previously independent [...]

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