Passive, Proactive, and Retrospective Cost Containment in Medical AuditingA case study analysis of services supplied to our hospital/provider clientsBy Christopher Baggott, CEO Medlinks Cost Containment, Inc. The great boxer Jack Dempsey said, “The best defense is a...
Defense for Claim Sweeping of “Routine” Supplies Recently a hospital client asked us to review claims where the supply items had been removed from the claim. In response to the request, we found the health plan had “swept” a few particular revenue centers, claiming...
By Susannah Luthi | October 10, 2018 Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed in an attempt to overturn the Trump administration’s expansion of so-called short-term, limited-duration plans, although they gained a Republican ally. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) broke...
Containing clinical costs in a safe manner in hospitals is crucial in the new value-based era of care. Reducing patient lengths of stay has been one of the main targets for clinical cost containment in hospitals. One-way hospitals can contain costs is by implementing...