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Susanne Madden is founder and CEO of The Verden Group, a consulting firm founded to help practices navigate through the increasingly complex business of healthcare. Her career has spanned across several sections of the healthcare industry. Prior to founding Verden, she was employed by UnitedHealthcare in the area of physician network management and spent several years as an independent healthcare consultant specializing in business development, revenue cycle remediation, vendor management and process improvement.
Formerly a pediatric practice administrator and surgical practice billing manager, she understands the many different challenges facing practices today. With an MBA in both Management Systems and Information & Communication Systems, she has applied her formal learning to understanding the principles of knowledge management and how information can be transformed into comprehension at all levels with the right facilitation.
The Verden Group is the culmination of that knowledge, which seeks to inform, transform and reform the business of healthcare today.
Susanne writes frequently and speaks regularly on the business aspects of healthcare and is frequently quoted in industry and media publications.
A new study suggests that 1 in 5 siblings of children with autism will also be diagnosed. Read more from the AAP.
"The findings are consistent with a 2011 study conducted by many of the same researchers. They emphasized the need to closely monitor siblings, especially those with certain characteristics.
About 1 in 36 children has autism, and rates have been increasing. Researchers said their study indicates the rate increase and other changes since 2011 like greater identification of females and cognitively able children have not impacted rates of family recurrence."
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Study: 1 in 5 siblings of children with autism also will be diagnosed
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Using the right communication strategies to talk to your patients about billing can ensure a smooth transaction process at your medical practice. Check out this blog for advice on how to talk to patients about collecting payments.
'“We’re often embarrassed about collecting money, but we shouldn’t be,” says Kenneth Hertz FACMPE, principle consultant at Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Health Care Consulting Group. “You can explain in a friendly tone that you are a business and want to be around for a long time provide care to your patients. That means you have to collect payments.”
Once patients understand this, they are more likely to pay their bills on time. But you do have to be consistent with this message.'
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How to talk with patients about billing
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If you let patients know from the start what you expect from them, you’re far more likely to get the money you’re asking for.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Check out these 5 common billing mistakes 💵 to ensure that they don't happen at your medical practice! 🩺
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5 common billing mistakes to avoid
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When it comes to streamlining your medical practice, less can be more. Here are some things to cut down on to reduce overwhelm at your practice.
"The pandemic made it possible to care for patients without the necessity of them coming to our brick-and-mortar offices. CMS facilitated this transition to virtual healthcare by agreeing to compensate physicians for in-office visits. As a result, we learned that we could provide good care without having to physically have a patient in the office. Thus, we subtracted the office visits and became more efficient and productive."
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When less is more: Addition by subtraction
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Streamlining can be beneficial for overwhelmed physician practices.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) shares new information on how to optimize advanced imaging in ED. Check out the updates here.
"A new AAP policy statement and technical report aim to assist clinicians in the use of advanced imaging in the care of the ill or injured child in the ED. Titled Optimizing Advanced Imaging of the Pediatric Patient in the Emergency Department, the statements are a multidisciplinary collaboration among the AAP, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American College of Radiology.
The technical report includes a supplement that provides condition-specific imaging recommendations, including clinical guidelines and pathways from several children’s hospitals that can be useful for providers at the point of care."
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AAP reports outline how to optimize advanced imaging in ED
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Both emergency department-based and primary care providers have a responsibility to optimize advanced imaging to minimize risks and maximize benefits.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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