Digital Health in Rural Communities
Saint Fictional Rural Hospital is located about 40 minutes away from the nearest city, and about 2 hours away from the nearest hospital. As a…
Relieving the Burden of Medical Debt
Have you ever had a medical bill you couldn’t pay?If so, you’re not alone. Currently, one out of three Americans can’t pay their medical bills.…
Price Transparency Update Coming in 2022
When it comes to healthcare, the government typically has two options for incentivizing specific actions. They can either provide a carrot, or a stick. In the case of price transparency, the government went with the stick approach, with a penalty of $300 a day for noncompliant hospitals beginning as of 01/01/2021. However, they will be bringing out a bigger stick shortly, with an increase in penalties slated for 2022.
Tips to Improve Patient Access
It’s no secret that patient access can be a nightmare. Research shows that the average wait time in the US is longer than 18 days,…
Heroes in Healthcare: Dr. Merlin Antunez
Shortly after two of his brothers died, and his father became crippled by Parkinson's disease, Merlin Antunez found himself in an orphanage. In the 1980s in Honduras, there wasn't much healthcare available, especially for those living in poverty. But Merlin vowed that he would try to change that.
Heroes in Healthcare: Eula Hall
Standing near the burnt remains of Mud Creek clinic, Eula Hall was devastated. It was 1982, and the healthcare clinic she’d founded 9 years earlier…
Making your RCM Patient-Facing
promoting industry leading care and expertise. Patients quickly realize the difference between the great care they receive from their medical provider and the experience leading up to and after their medical appointment. This bookend disparity can create disappointment in their healthcare experience, uncertainty in future experiences, and a lack of trust in their provider organization.
Empowering Patients
“I know I put them here, somewhere…” says Nelly, a frantic mom of three kids who all recently had trips to Urgent Care for pink…
Decreased patient volumes? Learn how to increase your revenue anyway
When tragedy strikes, or when the deck seems stacked against us, we are typically faced with two options. Option 1, play the Blame Game. or option 2, play the Reclaim Game. We chose the latter.
Heroes in Healthcare: Harris Rosen
About twenty years ago, Tangelo Park was a Florida neighborhood of small houses that was trying to overcome a growing presence of drugs, crime and…