Alejandro Badia

Jul 15, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Simon S. Craig |Alejandro Badia |G. Richard Olds |Michele Luckenbaugh

All around the world, health care systems are crumbling, resulting in less effective clinical care and damage to health care workers. We all recognize the need for change and want to see it. But could doctors’ psychological makeup hamper the achievement of the actual change we wish to see in our systems? The nature of doctorsWorldwide, those who enter a medical career are intelligent and driven individuals.

Jun 16, 2024 | fhicommunications.com | Alejandro Badia

Most people know the “middleman” drives up the cost of everything, but few Americans see how a “middleman” in healthcare is contributing to spiraling costs. The general public, and surprisingly many physicians, don’t know the Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to spend at least 80 to 85 percent of their premium dollars on medical care. The MLR or Medical Loss Ratio states if an insurer exceeds that profit in any year, they will fall out of compliance.

Apr 19, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Christopher Habig |George Mathew |Alejandro Badia |Steven Siegel

In a recent cybersecurity breach, Change Healthcare, one of the largest health care technology companies in the United States, fell victim to a sophisticated cyber-attack. This incident has sent shockwaves through the health care industry, significantly impacting revenue cycles for numerous health care providers who rely on Change Healthcare’s services for billing, claims processing, and health care operations.

Mar 19, 2024 | trainingmag.com | Alejandro Badia

Here’s a fun workplace quiz. Which is the bigger spend on workers compensation claims: lower back pain or carpal tunnel syndrome? Most people might assume lower back pain is the larger spend but it’s not. Nearly one-third of all money spent on workers compensation claims or more than $2 billion dollars to treat this common form of wrist pain. There exists a near universal belief – among patients and health care clinicians – that extensive computer and phone use can lead to hand problems.

Feb 16, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Alejandro Badia |Leslie Gregory |Nina Cloven |George Mathew

The perception that our U.S. health care system is broken has become nearly fact among health care workers and the public alike. Many other countries are facing similar challenges, beyond the recent spotlight on our Canadian and British friends across the pond. The issue remains: Who are we to blame and more importantly, what can we do about it? The angst is typically directed at insurance companies or government interference.