Solutions

Solutions for Hospitals

With over 400,000 articles published every year for physicians¹, its not surprising that Physicians have a difficult time staying current with changing radiology protocols.  This leads to tests that aren't helpful in diagnosing their patients and delaying the care.  Medicalis solutions improve quality assist physicians to stay current with evidence-based guidelines and to order the Right Test First^TM.  If you are like Hospitals and Physician Groups across North America, Europe and Australia,  let us share with you how over a 100 facilities have successfully improved quality and the bottom line.

Capitated Contracts & DRGs that include Diagnostic Imaging costs

If you have capitated contracts today that require you to bear the cost of imaging, you are exposed to the 15%-25% increase in high tech imaging. Let Medicalis show you how you can proactively manage your costs while delivering world-class care.

If the majority of your contracts are governed by a single global payment for diagnosis and care (such as the DRG), every additional test impacts your bottom line and takes away from more profitable outpatient procedures. Let Medicalis show you how we can reduce your capitated imaging costs so you have more capacity for fee-for-study imaging.   

Quality-based Imaging Programs get exempt from PreAuthorization

Leading organizations who have implemented Evidence-based Quality initiatives have demonstrated how they can support physicians have successfully demonstrated to Health Plans that their programs provide better support than Radiology Benefits Management Companies.  This has improved referral rates from physicians and have reduced the administrative costs of PreAuthorization.  If you have demonstrated a commitment to quality to your Health Plans, Medicalis solutions can assist you reduce your PreAuthorization burden and realize similar 20-30% increases in market share. 

Reduce Waitlists and Improve Access Times for Tests

Conducting unhelpful diagnostic tests increase the waitlists in your facilities and make it more difficult to capacity plan your capital budgets. Let us share with you how reducing unhelpful tests can positively improve your care delivery and give you a more accurate understanding of where you should direct the purchase of new modalities.    

¹ - Davenport, T & Glaser, J; Just-in-Time Delivery Comes to Knowledge Management, Harvard Business Review (July 2002)