The U.S. healthcare system pre-dominantly operates using a Fee-For-Service (FFS) reimbursement model. This means doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers are reimbursed per healthcare...
Having been self-quarantined at home now for several weeks I have a never-ending dream feeling of being on a train. Unfortunately, I am not the engineer of the train who sees where we are headed...
In a time when fear and anxiety seem to grip an entire world, the small population of risk managers experiences a rare moment of mixed emotions. Not happiness or joy - that would be...
For many years wellness has been viewed from somewhat of a skeptical perspective. Intuitively, the value of health and wellness programs seems so obvious but for some reason the...
It is a hot afternoon in late summer. Representatives from the managed care team at GreatCare Health Systems and the provider contracting department at Acme Health Insurance...
For the better part of the last few years, terms in the healthcare space like “Medicare for All”, “preexisting conditions”, and “if you like your doctor you can keep them” have been...
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (i.e., HR 1865) which included a repeal of the Health Insurer Tax (i.e., HIT) as of...
A tranquil portrait of a desolate, sandy beach hung in the hallway. I had been staring at the white foam of the crashing waves and undisturbed golden sand for ten minutes in my own
On a recent trip to visit family for Thanksgiving, my wife required a visit to the out-of-town Emergency Room to assess her ongoing severe back pain. We were pleased with the...
A quick internet search will produce dozens of articles talking about the shortage of healthcare providers. One report presents 15 key concerns about physician shortages[1] ranging...
