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Healthcare Climate Breeds New Opportunities
The current healthcare environment appears to make this a good time to open a new ASC. The trend of employer-sponsored health plans and payers looking for lower-cost alternatives to hospital procedures is creating new opportunities for the industry’s growth.
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When It Comes to Negotiating Sustainable Contracts, Know Your Costs
ASCs are entering a new era of higher deductibles and payer consolidation that will result in the survival of the fittest, centers that can cut costs to be more competitive and negotiate sustainable contracts with payers. Insiders offer some potentially useful tactics for making the most of the new payer environment.
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As High-deductible Plan Trend Continues, What’s Next for Surgery Centers?
Increasingly, people who need surgery have to pay for large chunks of the costs as employers and payers shift cost burdens to patients through high deductibles. This means ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) need to know their costs and be transparent with what patients will pay out of pocket.
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What Does Population Health Really Mean for Case Managers and Social Workers?
Population health has a fundamental goal to help high-risk individuals with chronic conditions to remain as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
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Bundled Payment Program ‘Changed the Landscape of Case Management’
Healthcare professionals are continuing to evaluate the progress of bundled payments as a way to manage the care received by patients.
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Motivational Interviewing Gains Strength in Patient-centered Care
An increasingly prominent practice centers on motivational interviewing as a way to help patients change behaviors, with a focus on helping them understand why those changes are needed.
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Case Management Program Helps Cancer Patients Navigate Care
Patients with high-acuity needs require 24-hour assistance every day, and families can easily become burned out from filling this role.
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Best Practices in Improving Morning Inpatient Bed Access
One hospital has developed a nine-step program involving case managers to improve patient flow and discharge efficiency.
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Case Managers Can Help With Overcrowded EDs and Hospitals
The key to improving bed flow and efficiency is to implement a program that increases morning discharges, freeing up space earlier for additional patients.
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Psychiatrist Liable for Excessive Prescribing, Leading to Patient’s Death and $2 Million Verdict
Medical care providers, including physicians, clinics, and hospitals, are responsible for keeping up-to-date about any newly discovered side effects or dangers inherent in the drugs they prescribe to their patients.