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Tune into the latest episode of Cash in on Change to hear how hospitals and healthcare systems can proactively address some of the challenges with self-pay patients.

Tune into the latest episode of Cash in on Change to hear how hospitals and healthcare systems can proactively address some of the challenges with self-pay patients.

Tune into the latest episode of Cash in on Change to hear how hospitals and healthcare systems can proactively address some of the challenges with self-pay patients.

🌃 Last night at dinner, I had a couple friends of mine who I hadn’t seen in a while ask me what I was up to and where I was working. When I told them OutcomeMD, they obviously wanted to know more. I begin to tell them that we help Providers and Clinics improve the health of their patients by tracking those patients' outcomes. The conversation went on for a while after that. But it got me thinking about why it is so important what we do? Well LinkedIn let me tell you. 💎Quality of Care: Monitoring patient outcomes allows healthcare providers to assess the effectiveness of their treatments and interventions. It helps determine whether the care provided is delivering the expected results and meeting the desired health outcomes. This information enables healthcare professionals to make necessary adjustments to improve the quality of care and patient experiences. 🤔Evidence-Based Decision Making: Outcome tracking provides data-driven insights into the efficacy of different treatment approaches. It allows healthcare providers to make evidence-based decisions when choosing the most appropriate treatments for individual patients. This helps avoid unnecessary or ineffective treatments and ensures patients receive the best possible care. 🛑Patient Safety: By tracking outcomes, healthcare organizations can identify potential safety issues and take preventive measures. If certain treatments or procedures consistently lead to adverse outcomes, adjustments can be made to avoid harm to patients in the future. 🛣Continuous Improvement: Outcome tracking allows healthcare providers to engage in continuous quality improvement. By analyzing patient data and outcomes, they can identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement in their processes and practices. 🎉Patient Empowerment: When patients are informed about their treatment options and potential outcomes, they can actively participate in their healthcare decisions. Tracking outcomes and sharing this information with patients enables them to make more informed choices and actively engage in their own care. And the list goes on. Imagine for a second, healthcare organizations empowering their patients to become active participants in their OWN health journeys. It empowers healthcare providers to continually strive for better results and helps patients make more informed choices about their health. This in turn leads to better health outcomes and improved patient satisfaction. That sounds like a win to me.🙌 https://outcomemd.com/ #healthcare #managedcare #populationhealth #healthliteracy #patientsafety #healthandwellness #health #outcome #outcomes

In a healthcare system that often feels paternalistic, it's crucial to acknowledge the imbalance of power between patients and practitioners. Whether patients defer decisions to their healthcare providers or practitioners assume they know best, the challenge persists. Transitioning to a patient-centered approach requires time and effort, but why is this so difficult? How can we facilitate this change? What obstacles hinder the transition to a patient-centered model, and what strategies can we employ to overcome them? Let's explore together. #RevolutionizePatientCare #dysphagia #dysphagiatreatments #privatepracticeslp

Accountable care models allow physicians to prioritize the quality of care they provide instead of volume of services. In action, this means that physicians are able to spend time going deep on patient needs, yielding better outcomes than traditional fee-for-service structures. Here is an example of #accountablecare in action. 

Under today’s fast-paced fee-for-service (FFS) model, appointments often feel rushed, creating a challenge for physicians and their patients. Fortunately, our Total Care Model is providing a transformative solution to this problem for our physician partners.   “Getting off the hamster wheel means being able to provide value-based care and really take time to be with patients,” says Dr. Victoria DiGennaro, President of Pioneer Physicians Network, Inc. “I don't have to see as many patients in a day, but I can provide better care to those patients. And our partnership with agilon has allowed us to do that.”   During #PrimaryCareWeek, learn more about how our full-risk, #ValueBasedCare model is enabling physicians to spend more time with their patients and improving health outcomes: https://lnkd.in/eHeaVhXS

HCAHPS surveys are long, delivered to patients via mail instead of electronically, and come with a degree of white noise, but they can also be incredibly valuable when understood and used properly. HCAHPS surveys offer health leaders a perspective they might otherwise miss. St. Joseph Health uses survey results to gain useful insights and develop a keener awareness of what a good patient experience really is. Learn how to use HCAHPS survey results to boost clinical performance and patient satisfaction as you maintain or increase reimbursement rates. https://spr.ly/6047PDb3J

Are specialty carve-out programs affecting your patient affordability program? In this white paper, we examine how this issue will impact patient assistance programs this year and beyond. https://bit.ly/3U0GFOD

Transforming Care Delivery and Outcomes for Multivisit Patients: https://nej.md/3NphNP4