Research published in Neurosurgery found outpatient spine procedures are just as safe as — or safer than — procedures performed in an inpatient setting....
The most affordable destinations in the USA for domestic medical tourism?
The most affordable destinations in the USA for domestic medical tourism? HEATH TOURISM USA Count on SurgeryShopper.com …for the best information on U.S. domestic medical travel and cash pay surgery price transparency Wondering where to get the best prices for surgery if you aren’t counting on insurance to pay the bill? Look No Further!...
Continue readingLearn why 29 hospitals around the USA closed in 2019. Who’s Next?
Learn why 29 hospitals around the USA closed in 2019. Who’s Next? ACCESS TO CARE As Healthcare reimbursement changes and more surgical procedures are restricted to the outpatient setting, hospitals around the nation can’t sustain operations and are leaving communities. Will YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL BE NEXT? SurgeryShopper’s Chief Transformation Officer, Maria Todd, consults to hospitals...
Continue readingSurgeryShopper Adds Immediate Jeopardy Standards and Inspection to its Onboarding / Vetting Processes
SurgeryShopper Adds Immediate Jeopardy Standards and Inspection to its Onboarding/Vetting Processes QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY SurgeryShopper™ …for more information about what’s been mentioned in this article or something else you’d like to learn more about “Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) represents a situation in which entity noncompliance has placed the health and safety of PATIENTS in...
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Effective 1/1/2020, Medicare pays for Knee Replacement Surgery in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
CMS has finalized the addition of eight codes to the ASC-payable list, including total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which were previously not payable in the ASC setting. CMS has finalized the addition of the following eight codes to the ASC-payable list beginning January 1, 2020. These codes are: 27447 (Total knee arthroplasty – with or...
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Whole Foods to cut medical benefits for part-timers
Amazon Whole Foods employees can check surgery prices, at 400+ U.S. surgery destinations; find zero-interest financing at SurgeryShopper.com....
What You Should Know about Groupon and MDSave Deals
When you purchase healthcare deals on Groupon, Groupon keeps about 50% of the cost of the coupon. Could you buy direct for less? Probably....
SurgeryShopper + Level Funded Employer-sponsored Benefit Plans
Level funding plans offer all of the benefits of traditional employer self-funding with the added benefit of stable monthly costs so groups can reap the financial rewards of being self-insured. SurgeryShopper helps you cost contain surgery claims to keep specific and aggregate stop-loss claim levels in check....
Three new forms of HRAs for employers to understand and evaluate
In this article we explain the new HRAs: qualified small employer (QSEHRAs), individual coverage (ICHRAs) and excepted benefit (EBHRAs)...
Texas new surprise-billing legislation leaves out employer-sponsored insurance
Texas legislation to address surprise medical bills will not protect millions of state residents who work for companies who operate employer funded health benefit plans...
