CEO and Founder Mercury Healthcare International Many new clients approach me for assistance because they are contemplating a change in their practice size, business model, or a transition to hospital employment or merging two existing practices to take advantage of economies of scale. The need to assess the capacity of a nation’s future health care...
Value-based healthcare: Of Value to Whom?
CEO & Founder Mercury Healthcare InternationalValue-based pricing arrangements have become a euphemism for risk transfer agreements that transfer the costs associated with healthcare delivery to providers while the payers that contract with providers apply measures that limit their financial risk. That's not surprising; they aren't in the business of healthcare. They are in the business...
Update your physician office financial policies to face new collections challenges
Language you can use to update your physician office financial policies for 2015 to face new collections challenges associated with high deductible plans The ACA and policies issued through the new health insurance exchanges come with steeper patient financial responsibilities, including high-deductibles and higher co-insurance (often up to 50%). This places more emphasis on...