Graham's next steps were under the direction of her managed healthcare
provider, Oxford Health Plans Inc., based in Trumbull, Connecticut.
* obtain enhanced state reimbursement of county costs for those counties which dedicate their "income eligible" savings to
provider wage and benefit increases; and
A customer desiring proprietary content dials up a local point of presence maintained by an access
provider, gets on the Internet and accesses proprietary content.
Reliable
provider information is a cornerstone of the payer focus on administrative simplification and accuracy.
"Skilled
providers are building or buying assisted and independent living facilities (and vice versa).
The story that emerged, described here, is one of strong, high-level support for family planning services that created an ideal platform for expanding emergency contraception services, establishing collaborations between relevant agencies, and increasing the number of state programs and the range of service
providers offering emergency contraception services.
This type of facility allows a campus to purchase electricity directly from an energy
provider. Baylor reports an electric savings of $600,000 annually--and because this route reduces costs by 1 cent per kilowatt hour, future energy measures are poised to save still more.
* The type of
provider, for instance, physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, etc., who will deliver specific components of care
For their part, executive benefits experts are seeing an unsettling trend in the way companies go about finding the appropriate
provider. Many benefit managers simply dust off their standard request for proposals (RFPs) used in selecting a 401(k) firm.
A leading
provider to a number of Fortune 500 companies, ACSS recommends that building owners and managers keep the following questions and guidelines in mind when making a decision on which security
provider to choose:
Portico
Provider Platform provides immediate operational benefits including decreased claims mispayments, increased adjudication first pass rate, reduced cost of administration, reduced cost of change, decreased cost of IT maintenance and increased access to accurate
provider information.
Another factor for CPAs to consider is whether the settlement
provider has a strong due diligence and compliance program.