Medical management is too often overlooked in hospitals’ workforce strategy
Hospital leaders understand better than most that health is not abstract. Every day, they see what happens when chronic conditions go unmanaged, behavioral health needs go unsupported and patients enter the system later than they should. Yet, when hospitals look inward at their own workforce, medical management is still too often treated as a benefits…
Navigating payer practices to reduce denials and enhance outcomes
The friction between payers and providers has existed for decades. It’s understandable to an extent. Payers want to reduce expensive and unnecessary treatment, eliminate fraud and lower financial risk. Providers want to be able to make decisions regarding their patients’ care without having to navigate the hurdles of medical necessity, prior authorization and complex payer…