Retail Clinics: Case for Concern? HEALTHCARE PRODUCT DESIGN STRATEGY AskMariaTodd™ …for more information about what’s been mentioned in this article or something else you’d like to learn more about and… Thank You! … for being part of my professional community. Thank you for reading, watching, commenting, sharing, and spreading all of my information around...
Continue reading2020 Outlook: Value-based Care (VBC)
2020 Outlook: Value-based Care & Reimbursement MARKETING & REIMBURSEMENT AskMariaTodd™ …for more information about what’s been mentioned in this article or something else you’d like to learn more about Maria Todd is frequently engaged as a consultant to prepare physicians, hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities for value-based care marketing and reimbursement strategies. Over the...
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What Should You do About Medicare for All? CONTRACTED REIMBURSEMENT STRATEGY AskMariaTodd™ …for more information about what’s been mentioned in this article or something else you’d like to learn more about Some consultants like to up the drama of the industry by telling scary tales about change and Medicare for All. While Medicare for...
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Hackvertising: What it is; How to Use It
Hackvertising involves closely watching conversations trending on social media and in the news and then finding relevant ways to insert your brand into those conversations...
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Customer Mind Control
Make brand awareness and engagement an obsession. Focus on increasing your brand footprint. When your brand is your customer's first thought to solve a problem or fill a need, you've achieved mindshare....
Continue readingConsidering a Cash Pay Program? Check Your HMO/PPO Contracts for Conflicts!
A checklist for providers considering cash pay discounts for payment in full on the day of service might conflict with the payor contracts....
Continue readingNeed Help to Appeal Denied/Rejected Claims?
Out of Network International insurers / health schemes Denied Workers’ Compensation Third-party liability (slip and fall, etc.) with Attorney Involvement Uninsured Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Lack of Medical Necessity Allegations that you lack proper authorization Coverage Exclusion or Exhaustion Pre-existing conditions on Travel Accident Insurance Denied vs Rejected A denied claim is one that an insurance...
Continue readingProblematic Arrangements Between U.S. Hospitals and Their Staff Physicians
By MARIA TODD Sublease Agreements: Hospitals cannot enter into sublease arrangements with physicians in order to host town hall meetings with Medicare, Medicaid, or otherwise insured beneficiaries in the physicians’ offices. The rental value for these arrangements must be at fair market value and cannot take into consideration the potential volume or value of...
Continue readingData Blocking and its Effect on Physician Integration and Alignment
CMS Administrator Seema Verma has warned that data blocking will not be tolerated. Healthcare data can be exchanged, but software and applications providers have been accused of hoarding it because for many, their business model has been designed on deriving profits from data hoarding. But if Seema Verma’s admonitions are any indication, them days...
Continue readingMaria Todd Engaged by New Physician Clinic in St George Utah
A group of local investors tired of being forced to drive to Salt Lake City and Las Vegas for access to medical and surgical specialists have engaged Maria Todd to research a new physician specialty clinic project to meet the needs of patients from St George, Ivins, Washington, Santa Clara, and other...
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