If you are charged with the responsibility of deciding the best way to collect past due accounts for your medical practice, you know that every dollar recovered is critical to ensuring the ability to continue providing outstanding care to your patients. Read the rest of this entry »
The value of working with in-Network versus out-of-Network Providers is easy to understand when one realizes the costs associated with using out-of-Network Providers—even for durable medical equipment. Read the rest of this entry »
How would you like your practice to be treated with the same urgency as a multi-hospital system? And what if you could forego carrying roughly $15,000 in excess inventory for the convenience of overnight delivery of supplies you need most? Read the rest of this entry »
With the cuts to Medicare still looming large in the minds of private medical practitioners, more and more doctors are talking about simply opting out of the program. Of course, that may prove easier said than done. There are actually quite a few hoops to jump through to opt out in accordance with the law. Plus, you have to go through the whole process again every two years. You will need to make sure the extra paperwork is worth it. If you do plan to opt out, be aware that cutting corners is not an option.
HNA is embarking on a project to determine the reaction of physicians to Healthcare Reform. We believe that the media has not represented all sides of the physician point of view. We plan on doing a series of commentaries, articles, podcasts and webinars on the REAL physician perspective. If you are interested in being interviewed for this project, please contact us at 877-311-3338 or email skrueger@hna-net.com
Healthcare Networks of America would like to announce the launch of our FREE Practice Manager Network and Blog site.
PracticeManager Network, is an online community of healthcare practice managers who have come together for purposes of sharing ideas, learning how to balance home and work life, and getting advice from experts on managing their personal and professional lives more effectively.
After months of development we are getting ready to launch our new Office Manager’s Only Blog and Newsletter. We have been
working with several top notch practice managers to develop this community. We will of course be wanting all of the practice managers that subscribe to this FREE online newsletter to become part of the family by sharing their experiences, and commenting on others!
There are currently over 55 million uninsured Americans under the age of 65. What are you doing to obtain these cash paying patients? One way to market to these patients is to align yourself with Medical Savings Cards. These are programs designed specifically for the uninsured to access affordable healthcare by offering a cash discount. Something most doctors already do! Most practices are not familiar with the bottom line benefits to the Medical Savings Card world. These practices include:
- Driving more cash paying patients into your practice.
- The fee schedules are higher than most HMO, PPO and Medicare reimbursements.
- No billing or claims forms to complete.
- No waiting for payment! The patient is required to pay at the time of service.
- No Pre-Certifications or authorizations! You and the patient are the only parties involved in managing their healthcare.
What does this mean to you?
Government healthcare doesn’t work! A multi – billion dollar 
healthcare provider has already done the research for you and the results…
They lost $120 million dollars last year. How much did you lose on Medicare patients? How much will you lose in Healthcare Reform?
Effective January 1st, 2010 the Glendale, AZ Mayo Clinic stopped seeing ALL Medicare patients saying the U.S. Government pays too little.
At the height of this country’s recession, patients are feeling the pinch when in comes to prescription drug coverage. And those stresses are further passed to physician offices in the form of nearly 191 hours spent monthly helping patients receive necessary drugs through pharmaceutical prescription assistance programs. While no one would insinuate that it’s anything but noble to help your patients obtain the prescriptions they need, the bottom line is that this is a non-reimbursed service for your office that is stealing man hours from an already overworked staff.
