The Problem of Being Functionally Uninsured
In the complex, opaque, and increasingly expensive world that is the US health care and health insurance industries, we have a new category of patient: the functionally uninsured. Like those with no health insurance coverage, Americans with high-deductible health plans are faced with crippling health care costs. These costs are shown to lead to more debt, mental health challenges, and people choosing to forgo care. In this national survey of 1637...
Leapfrog Group Reports Better Patient Experiences at Ambulatory Surgery Centers
As part one of a three-part series, Leapfrog Group recently published a report about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient experience in outpatient surgical care. The report found that patients who had a same-day surgery were more satisfied with their care in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) than in hospital outpatient departments in all four domains of patient experience. Patients were overwhelmingly more willing to recommend an ASC than...
Research Links Bariatric Surgery to Protection Against Severe COVID-19
Researchers have shown that patients who underwent bariatric surgery had less severe cases of COVID-19 than their non-surgery counterparts. Given that obesity is a significant risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection, weight loss surgery can effectively protect against life-threatening cases of the novel virus. Because of improvements in BMI, breathing and lung mechanics, and other comorbidities like cardiovascular disease, hypertension, sleep apnea, and kidney function, bariatric surgeries have proven to play...
Solution to the Health Spending Crisis: Direct Contracts & Bundled Payments
Employers with self-funded health plans are currently facing a unique health spending crisis. Health care spending's 20% increase in the last five years, according to the Health Care Cost Institute's (HCCI) annual Health Care Cost and Utilization report, isn't the only issue. The unusually competitive labor market is pressuring employers to offer generous benefits to attract top talent; surgical volume is gearing up for a significant increase due to the...
More General Surgery Bundles Available with High Performance Providers
High Performance Providers is proud to announce the milestone of assembling over 200 general surgery bundles in Las Vegas. The most common surgery bundles offered relate to gallbladder removal, hernia repair, appendectomy, breast reconstruction, and mass removals....
Meet Our New Client: Texas Medical Management
High Performance Providers is proud to introduce its newest client, Texas Medical Management. Texas Medical Management is the most prominent curator of bundled surgeries in Texas, with operations in Austin, Houston, and, very soon, Dallas. This partnership is exciting because of the similar philosophy between the two organizations. Each shares a passion for eliminating the complexity and lack of transparency in healthcare to make high-quality surgery more affordable. Texas Medical Management works...
Study: Vascular Function Improves in All Patient Groups After Bariatric Surgery
On top of the weight loss benefits, a recent study found that bariatric surgery effectively improved vascular outcomes. More than 300 obese adults participated in this study, which saw a significant improvement in both average endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and reactive hyperemia (RH) after a 6-month follow-up. ...
Bariatric Surgery Shown to Reduce Cancer Risk for Patients with NAFLD & Severe Obesity
Researchers found that the adjusted risk of cancer was reduced by 25% for those who underwent bariatric surgery....
Crovetti Orthopaedics Releases 2020 IRB-approved Study on Total Joint Replacement Outcomes
Dr. Crovetti recently released an IRB-approved study demonstrating his impressive results over the last 10 years, recording nearly zero infections or complications and a Net Promoter Score of 99.8%....
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