Mountains of Paperwork and Multiple Payer Portals: Practices face a daunting uphill climb in overcoming administrative burden
Independent primary care providers are drowning in a sea of documentation, insurance claims procedures, coding, billing and payer portals. Did you know that on average each practice has 12 payer portals to navigate? If you’re a primary care provider, we don’t need to tell you: Overwhelm and burnout rates are higher than ever. And, when […]
The High Costs Associated with Missed Well-Child Visits
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 13 well-child visits before the age of six because this schedule is associated with fewer hospitalizations and lower emergency department use. Unfortunately, on average, children miss 30% to 50% of these recommended checkups. A variety of social determinants may contribute to parents’/caregivers’ ability to get children to these crucial […]
Healthcare disparities have driven costs to unprecedented heights, let’s talk solutions
The dollar amounts associated with healthcare disparities in the U.S. are staggering. For example, according to a report by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the financial burden of healthcare inequities stands at $451 billion, a 41% increase from previous expert estimates. A 2023 NIH report revealed that the […]
Social Risk Factors Impact on Outcomes
Did You Know That Social Risk Factors Have More Than Twice The Impact On Outcomes Compared To Clinical Care? Our healthcare system as it functions now is not equipped to address SDOH, and with heavy administrative burdens, doctors and nurses are often left with too little time with patients to recognize social risk factors and often […]
