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MGMA’s Project SwipeIT: Standardization of health insurance cards

by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | June 9th, 2009 | No responses

The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is taking on waste…IT style.

It’s a great initiative, and I recommend that we consider getting on board.  The goal is to prevent up to 2.2 billion in waste that occurs each year through the use of non-standardized insurance cards.  By using machine-readable cards, patients, private practice clinics, and insurers can all save.  Click below to learn more about this great initiative.

MGMA’s Project SwipeIT for standardized health insurance


Another possible revenue model for your clinic…

by Kyle Fleischmann, PT, MS, OCS | September 4th, 2008 | No responses

We frequently discuss different revenue models for the small to medium sized practice here at The Healthcare Entrepreneur.  Many of those discussions and posts include cash pay and retainer basis models, concierge services and other alternative models.  We like to consider and discuss these models as possible options on our blog and with our clients due to the fact that so many practitioners seem to struggle with the typical third party payer system. …