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Product Cuts Claim Denials, Boosts Payment from Insurers
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 17 – December 18, 2006 Issue
ONE CONSEQUENCE OF THE GROWTH of high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts (HSAs) is that clinical labs and pathology groups need to collect larger amounts directly from patients. As predicted by THE DARK REPORT last year, bad debt levels are rising in communities where enrollment in …
Consumer-Directed Health Plans To Be Healthcare’s Next Wave
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 18 – December 26, 2005 Issue
“There is an opportunity for laboratories to put strategies in place to benefit from the changes triggered by wider use of CDHPs.” —Paul Mango CEO SUMMARY: It is widely known that growing numbers of employers are turning to consumer-directed…
Pathologists: Will CDHP-insured Patients Pay You?
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XII No. 18 – December 26, 2005 Issue
FOR THOSE AMONG YOU WHO THINK STRATEGICALLY, our White Paper is sure to be a revelation. It is a sophisticated and detailed overview of the role Consumer-Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) will play in the upcoming revolution within the American healthcare system. Today I’d like to address one specific…
Molecular Diagnostics: How Beaumont Built A Successful Program
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 11 – August 1, 2005 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It was about 15 years ago when William Beaumont Hospital and Beaumont Reference Laboratories first began offering molecular diagnostic testing services to clinicians. This successful effort came about because of effective strategic planning, use of consulting expertise at key…
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