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 […]
The Power of Healthcare: Making the Healthcare Industry Work for Arizonans
Equality Health is a mission-driven company. At our core, we are committed to advancing health equity by breaking down barriers to care and helping individuals live a healthier life no matter their background or socioeconomic status. In VBC, providers, their patients, and our communities all reap the benefits of better outcomes. Because Equality Health also […]
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 […]
84% Of Pregnancy Related Deaths Were Determined To Be Preventable
Did You Know 84% Of Pregnancy Related Deaths Between ‘17-’19 Were Determined To Be Preventable? Women with untreated depression, high blood pressure or gestational diabetes during pregnancy not only have elevated risk of delivering too early, but are more at risk of early mortality up to 50 years after giving birth. Out of 996 pregnancy related deaths the […]
Executive Viewpoint: Making the Case for Value-Based Care
In this month’s Thought Leader Thursday podcast, Garrett Black, Chief Operating Officer, talks about changing the healthcare system to implement value-based care models to benefit patients, payors, and providers. Executive Viewpoint: Making the Case for Value-Based Care from Equality Health on Vimeo.
How Equality Health Uses Predictive Modeling to Provide Value-Based Care
Equality Health is helping providers increase their value-based revenue without increasing their workload. Read the article, here: https://bit.ly/3GakhLS.
A Blend of Art and Science
How Equality Health applies actuarial science to drive winning solutions. Have you ever checked your lottery numbers and had a nervous feeling like you might actually win? Listening to Todd Galloway may have you thinking otherwise. Whether it’s gambling in Vegas or determining the likelihood of your next business initiative succeeding, Galloway can give insightful guidance because […]
COVID-19’s Impact on the Expansion of Value-Based Care
Special Report For more information about our Value-Based Care Model for Health Plans, call 844.213.7963 or email sales@equalityhealth.com. The COVID-19 pandemic was an epic stress test for the healthcare system in general, and it affected performance across the board in regard to value-based practice. Everything went in the wrong direction: inpatient numbers ticked up; quality […]
