Todd Shryock

Company focusing on physician-led care and opening 1,000 new sites and acquiring existing practices

Bipartisan bill delays cuts scheduled for next year, but further action is needed

Bipartisan bill would roll back 9% of the planned 9.75% in cuts

Pfizer working on a vaccine specifically for Omicron

Telehealth visits increased, but overall utilization of Part B declined

High out-of-pockets costs of inadequate insurance the main driver

More than 200 professional medical association co-signed the letter asking for Congressional action before the end of the year.

The outlook for hospitals and health systems remains uncertain

PreHevbrio is the only 3-antigen vaccine for Hepatitis B approved for adults

Improve your practice’s cash flow with the right financial strategies

Separation will allow both entities to respond more quickly to changing markets

Since 2011, average family premiums have increased 47%

Finances playing a big role in why.

Revenue increase reflects a 76% jump compared to the same period last year

Set up the right system for success.

Says substantial progress made toward stable inflation

There are a lot of little strategies that can add up to big savings.

The goal of the new company is to help independent practitioners succeed in consumer-driven health care

Having a successful practice is great, but you are probably still leaking money.

Keeping a close eye on cashflow is the only way to guarantee you’re getting the most profit out of your practice.

Having good processes in place is great, but it won’t do you any good if the staff isn’t trained on them.

Patients are more likely to pay if you give them more options.

More than 840,000 people died from overdoses between 1999 and 2019

Don’t let bad processes costs you money.

How much they are responsible for and overall communication are concerns.

Health organizations can better control non-physicians even if money isn’t an issue.

All types of providers are needed for a health care team, but should these teams be led by doctors?

Patients often don’t understand the different levels of training required by practitioners, so organizations often push non-physicians into more roles.

Increasing demands on physician time and not being able to treat all patients takes a toll.

Early retirements and a declining population of practitioners make staffing difficult.