JohnBjorge
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I'm an analyst/data engineer/data scientist in the healthcare tech industry in the USA. I'd say I have a pretty good birds eye view of the US healthcare system, what incentives are at play, what technical challenges there are, etc. I'm very familiar with healthcare financial models (fee for service, value based care, etc) and have a solid historical context of the US healthcare system (how we got to where we are now). I enjoy bicycle touring, making homemade ice cream, and playing ultimate frisbee.
This is something I know a little bit about, I gave a more detailed explanation in the parent comment. I'm not a fan of this bait n switch practice either. As you pointed out one reason it's done is to increase access…
This is something I know a little bit about. I'm not a fan of this bait n switch practice either. As others have said one reason it's done is to increase access and/or reduce costs. > They will charge your insurance for…
I appreciate the response, it sounds like we have some overlapping industry experiences where we've seen different things, which is interesting. >>>>>>>>>> This is a common excuse given by industry. Its also BS. Just to…
There's a child comment that is in disagreement with the margins you mentioned. I've seen the financials of a lot of practices and hundreds of contracts between payors and providers. The child comment by kstrauser is…
I've worked in the healthcare tech world (for both providers and payors) so I can comment a little here. There's a difference between "billing to put as many relevant codes as possible" and "billing procedure that were…
This sounds about right. I've worked in the healthcare tech world for about 5 years on both sides (for providers and payors). I totally empathize with how annoying it is that essentially no one processes estimates for…