Service Line Development Analysis

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AMT2 – Service Line Development - Task 3 Kasey Clark A. Trends – National Healthcare Trends and Policy Initiatives Healthcare has changed rapidly in this millennium. I have been in Medical Records, Billing and Collections in Healthcare since 1989 and have seen many changes. Trinity Community Hospital is not immune to changes in healthcare nor is any other facility. An overall trend that needs to be altered is the fact that the patients that I have spoken with feel that the pharmaceutical and insurance companies have excessive amounts of power that causes their physicians to act in the pharmacy and insurance carriers’ best interest instead of the patient. a. Oncology center The main concern of trends for oncology practices…show more content…
Trinity Community Hospital should seek ACOS accreditation. However, hospitals seem to survive better than independent practices. The costs of many oral oncology drugs have become an issue since the patient still have large out-of-pocket expenses to cover. Many of the oncology patients are covered by Medicare but the 2003 Medicare Legislation did little to help patients pay for oncology medications (Georgetown University, 2014). The expansion of 340B discounts, where oncology drug makers provided outpatient drugs at deep discounts to facilities that met their criteria, also faced lots of criticism since the facilities where to pass on the discounts to the patients but did not (Wang, Tao & Hamilton, n.d.). All facilities are recruiting additional physicians. With the shortage of oncologists and other specialists many cancer facilities are using non-physicians such as nurse practitioners or physicians assistants to treat patients. The patients rated their care with non-physicians at 92.5% satisfaction rate (Acheson, M.D., A., n.d.). b. Orthopedic…show more content…
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