I. “Learn to Earn” Revenue Enhancers - Become A Reimbursement Expert
Chapter Six: Marketing Medicare with Transitional Care Methods
Average Annual Increase per 100 Beds:
$100,000 - $120,000
Learn:
- how transitional care can extend stays and fill beds.
- how to fill empty beds with more post hospital transitional patients based on Medicare funding and discharge planning to a lower level of care.
- how to market and sell restorative services paid for by Medicare.
- how to expand the therapy equipment and space to attract census, enhance revenues and improve patient outcomes while controlling therapy costs.
- how to make money on high cost Medicare patients.
- how to get the Fiscal Intermediaries to follow the law using case management, restorative care and utilization review as the catalyst to improving outcomes and incomes.
- how to become the patient’s advocate for Medicare benefits.
- how to team up with home care, hospice and assisted living providers for the benefit of the patients Medicare and insurance benefits.
- how to manage empty bed costs, through an aggressive marketing program that focuses on post hospital transitional care in a separate unit with high skilled staff.
- how to deal with insurance companies that are profiting at the expense of the entitled benefits due
the skilled nursing patients and shifting the costs to the State Medicaid programs.
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