Benefits of engaging with value-based care

A highly effective and efficient way to engage with patients in danger of missing their recommended preventive services is text messaging.

Physicians Practice® spoke with Kristina Hutson, a product line developer at Availity, about surprise billing events in independent healthcare practices and what owners and administrators can do to reduce the likelihood of their occurrence.

When patients fail to understand or follow a physician’s advice, it can lead to frustration for the physician, an increased workload due to the need to address non-adherence, or the risk of a medical error.

Physicians Practice® spoke with Rachael Sauceman, the head of strategic initiatives for Full Media—a digital marketing agency based in Chattanooga, Tennessee—about how practices can best market their services in the digital realm.

Patient testimonials play a crucial role in marketing as they allow past and current patients to share their experiences.

‘Winging it’ is not the right approach when providers integrate social determinants of health into care models.