I really appreciate these videos as healthcare billing is maddening for an average consumer. I have a situation recently where we told hospital not to bill our insurance, they gave us discount and bill was 1,900, I thought it was high but I was ready to pay. They then ran through insurance and bill I owe became 3,500. Insanity! What do I do now? Have any videos on this?
Need to repeatedly call billing department and get to the most senior person you can… manager, director, VP. Don’t take ‘No’ from a low level employee.
Dude your views are going up! That’s awesome. I love your stuff. Could you maaaaybe tackle VA and VA contractors? I live in a huge military area, and the way that works confounds me.
Hi Dr. Bricker, love the videos, would love to see a dedicated one on your thoughts about medical Rx cost containment/trend. In the section about doctor's skills, what metric is used to quantify skill?
Thank you for your suggestion. Good question. Measurement will vary by specialty. Usually some type of performance review. Sometimes via a blinded review of patient charts.
Thank you for the fantastic instruction. I'm trying to align the ideas of CMS underpayment/the need for cross subsidization, and the lack of cost-based accounting. If hospitals don't understand their costs, how can they know if underpayment and the growing Medicare population is truly a concern? CMS is underpayment by 13%, but 13% of what?
Dr. Bricker, I had a question on your segment about steerage. You said that the contracts between health systems and carriers usually were on an all or nothing basis--all the health system's doctors had to be in network to get the contract. Does this also apply to steering within the doctors in the network so that a carrier would be precluded from steering to the better doctors by listing them on its website in a find a provider tool as being the best doctors for a particular condition, etc.?
How do these organizations rank physicians? What metrics is used, as a physician myself i do not see a practical way in which ranking physicians based on skill is objective, let me know your thoughts thanks
No one can explain the healthcare system like you can. Please keep on making videos --all your videos are good.
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I really appreciate these videos as healthcare billing is maddening for an average consumer. I have a situation recently where we told hospital not to bill our insurance, they gave us discount and bill was 1,900, I thought it was high but I was ready to pay. They then ran through insurance and bill I owe became 3,500. Insanity! What do I do now? Have any videos on this?
Need to repeatedly call billing department and get to the most senior person you can… manager, director, VP. Don’t take ‘No’ from a low level employee.
Hi Dr. Bricker, l Love the content! Very clear and easy to understand. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Dude your views are going up! That’s awesome. I love your stuff.
Could you maaaaybe tackle VA and VA contractors? I live in a huge military area, and the way that works confounds me.
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This is great information, thank you.
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Loved this. Answered so many questions I’ve never been able to get straight answers on. Well done again 👍
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Hi Dr. Bricker, love the videos, would love to see a dedicated one on your thoughts about medical Rx cost containment/trend.
In the section about doctor's skills, what metric is used to quantify skill?
Thank you for your suggestion.
Good question. Measurement will vary by specialty. Usually some type of performance review. Sometimes via a blinded review of patient charts.
Thank you for the fantastic instruction. I'm trying to align the ideas of CMS underpayment/the need for cross subsidization, and the lack of cost-based accounting.
If hospitals don't understand their costs, how can they know if underpayment and the growing Medicare population is truly a concern? CMS is underpayment by 13%, but 13% of what?
Correct. Hospital does not know underpayment by specific service. Can only estimate in aggregate.
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Dr. Bricker, I had a question on your segment about steerage. You said that the contracts between health systems and carriers usually were on an all or nothing basis--all the health system's doctors had to be in network to get the contract. Does this also apply to steering within the doctors in the network so that a carrier would be precluded from steering to the better doctors by listing them on its website in a find a provider tool as being the best doctors for a particular condition, etc.?
For the most part Yes. There are attempts like United’s 1 and 2 Star Doctor Rating, but not the more targeted steerage that employers would like.
Is the UMass video on increasing patient flow through profitable service lines still available?
No. They took it down.
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How do these organizations rank physicians? What metrics is used, as a physician myself i do not see a practical way in which ranking physicians based on skill is objective, let me know your thoughts thanks
HEDIS ranking for PCPs has been used for years. Mostly measures Doctor-created guideline adherence in practice.
Is the link for your Data available?? I don't see it
Sources listed at end of video, but I’m sorry, no links in the description.
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