Population Health: Everything Old is New Again

My goodness, how the merry-go-round twirls! Back in the 1990s, if we didn’t manage population health, we did not manage capitation– at least not profitably!  What’s different this time is that all the tools I’d wished we had then, we now have.  In fact, we have a dizzying array of them!  I believe that...

healthcare ideas and innovations from Mercury Advisory Group

The Future of Clinical Documentation for US Integrated Health Systems

The clinical documentation market in the USA will undergo substantial change in the next two to three years.  Some of these will actually be attempts to catch up to markets elsewhere in the world where clinical documentation is actually more advanced than that which is in use in North America. Documentation Volume is Expected...

2011 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Revenues Infographic

Gastroenterology/Endoscopy Revenue and Compensation Statistics (2011-13)

In 2011, Mercury Advisory Group was engaged to consult with over 1400 healthcare providers to assist them with managed care contract negotiations and renegotiation strategic planning. Many of these providers were ambulatory surgery centers that were freestanding endoscopy centers, while others were hospital outpatient department extensions. Still others were integrated health delivery systems and...