Advanced Practice Solutions, LLC

02/23/2022

The hospitals of course...certainly not the docs and surely not the patients or payers when the cost of care is IMMEDIATELY driven up!

COVID-19 spurred a sharp increase in mergers and acquisitions, accelerating a trend of consolidation. By the end of 2020, nearly 70 percent of physicians reported being employed by hospitals or corporations.

09/25/2021

During the business breakfast, Mr. Nosacka also shared an anecdote about a couple in their 60s.

"They had other conditions. She was vaccinated, he wasn't. She was sick for seven days. He was sick for 20 or more in the ICU. Tell people to make their choice, but we're just trying to save lives," he said.

A hospital CEO in South Carolina is using his observations and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic to show why he's supporting vaccinations, according to the Herald.

08/24/2021

How does or does this affect your decision to require employee vaccinations if you have some who are not yet vaccinated?

With Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gaining full approval, four experts weigh in on how it will affect vaccine hesitancy as nationwide vaccination rates plateau, according to an Aug. 24 ABC 7 report.

08/18/2021

Don't fall for misinformation. Here's what you need to know if you're unvaccinated or if you're worried about the delta variant.

08/13/2021

Physician groups are going to have to make thoughtful, conscious decisions about their position as employers and their requirements for employees. For many of us, it is our best employees or most loyal providers that resist vaccination in the midst of the worst public health crisis in any of our lifetimes. Where will you land in this debate and why? Is your position based on science, politics or something else?

Eight students asked the court for an emergency order, arguing that the risks of vaccination outweigh potential benefits for those in their age group.

08/04/2021

Great study on the financial cost of lost productivity in an Opioid Utilizing population of patients/employees.

Characterizing the effects of opioid prescribing for chronic pain and similar pain conditions on lost productivity in the United States

07/29/2021

https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/prior-authorization-burdens-for-healthcare-provide

Medical practice leaders have reported rising prior authorization burdens for years — a trend that only worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how MGMA is working to help medical groups.

07/06/2021

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/payer-issues/unitedhealthcare-er-policy-challenges-patient-protection-laws.html?origin=PayerE&utm_source=PayerE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=4779J2166145G6I

A UnitedHealthcare policy that aims to deny "nonemergency" emergency room coverage violates patient protections, the American College of Emergency Physicians claims.

06/10/2021

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"I note the obvious differences
Between each sort and type,
But we are more alike, my friends,
Than we are unalike."

06/10/2021

A little Tuesday humor...