Medical Tourism Hospitals Often Commit This Marketing “Sin”

It’s a sin to tell a lie, right? I’ve inspected so many hospitals where the hospital has not yet undergone its accreditation survey, but they believe that the “coming soon” announcement placed next to a JCI accreditation seal image is important to the market in order to give them credibility and prestige. What I’ve...

2010 Medicare Demographics for ASCs & HOPDs from MedPAC

Recent data collected from 2010 utilization indicated the following trends about where dual eligible beneficiaries had surgery. We are not sure if the data suggests that the patients “chose” the setting for their surgery or if the setting was suggested, recommended or otherwise influenced by someone other than the patient....