EP472: The Well-Honed, Three-Prong Hospital Playbook to Maximize Revenue From High-Cost Claimants, With Eric Bricker, MD
So, let’s continue themes from prior episodes, most particularly the episode from last week with Christine Hale, MD, MBA ( EP471 ), which was also about high-cost claimants and just the impact that they have on the wallets of self-insured employers and any other plan sponsor. If you enjoy this podc...
EP471: High-Cost Claimants in 2025 and Beyond—What Is Really Expensive Not to Know? With Christine Hale, MD, MBA
Recently on Relentless Health Value, we’ve been tinkering around with a few recurring themes—recurring through lines—that are just true about American healthcare these days. For a full transcript of this episode, click here . If you enjoy this podcast, be sure to subscribe to the free weekly newsle...
EP470: Continuing the ER and Primary Care Through Line Over to Rural Hospitals and Healthcare, With Nikki King, DHA
So, the show today, it’s sort of an encore but not really an encore because I recorded this whole new introduction that you are currently listening to. And I also did a few inserts that we popped into the show itself. Inserts from the future, you might say. For a full transcript of this episode, cl...
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