A new patient survey finds most people who ran into a prior authorization delay or denial abandoned care, even though nearly half of those who appealed won. Here's what that means for physician practices.
|Articles|August 21, 2009
Q&A: Understanding income guarantees from hospitals
Author(s)Keith Borglum, CHBC
This is how hospital income guarantees usually work.
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A: That depends. This is how hospital income guarantees usually work:
Keith Borglum, CHBC (left), of Professional Management and Marketing, has been a licensed practice broker, appraiser, author, and management consultant to physicians for more than 25 years. He is based in Santa Rosa, California, and practices nationally. Send your practice management questions to
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