Editor's inbox: Reader questions breadth of sources in article on onsite clinics
04/05/10 10:48 AM
The article "Reconfiguring onsite health clinics" (EBN February) presented a remarkably limited perspective on modern clinics, resulting in statements like this one: "'In a tough economy, an initial clinic approach should probably employ midlevel practitioners, such as a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant, because they are most cost-effective when rendering basic medical services,' explains Mercer's [Bruce] Hochstadt."
Hochstadt may be right in terms of cost alone, but he is most definitely incorrect in terms of creating a medical home, or long term financial impact and return on investment. Read More...
Hochstadt may be right in terms of cost alone, but he is most definitely incorrect in terms of creating a medical home, or long term financial impact and return on investment. Read More...
Value Trumps Price in Onsite Clinics
04/02/10 10:38 AM
Value trumps price in onsite clinics
Jacksonville Business Journal - by Brian Klepper
(Also posted in the business journals in Boston, Nashville, San Jose and others.)
Onsite health clinics are new territory for most employers. It can be difficult to sort through the different approaches used by different vendors. Worse, in difficult economic times it’s tempting to “get in” as cheaply as possible. Read More...
Jacksonville Business Journal - by Brian Klepper
(Also posted in the business journals in Boston, Nashville, San Jose and others.)
Onsite health clinics are new territory for most employers. It can be difficult to sort through the different approaches used by different vendors. Worse, in difficult economic times it’s tempting to “get in” as cheaply as possible. Read More...
13 Questions for Onsite Clinic Vendors
02/27/10 10:33 AM
From Workforce Management
13 Questions to Ask On-Site Clinic Vendors
Commentary: How can you evaluate which clinics are the best? Here, in the opinion of a health care analyst and clinic company advisor, are some questions and rationales to help identify the vendors that will be most likely to provide the best possible experience, quality improvement and savings.
by Brian Klepper
Thinking about opening a primary care clinic at your business site? Many organizations are.
Work-site medical clinics are catching on as employers discover they can save significant dollars and improve the care for their employees and families. Clinic vendors’ medical management and business models vary dramatically, however, and, as a result, so do their impacts on cost and quality.
Read More...
13 Questions to Ask On-Site Clinic Vendors
Commentary: How can you evaluate which clinics are the best? Here, in the opinion of a health care analyst and clinic company advisor, are some questions and rationales to help identify the vendors that will be most likely to provide the best possible experience, quality improvement and savings.
by Brian Klepper
Thinking about opening a primary care clinic at your business site? Many organizations are.
Work-site medical clinics are catching on as employers discover they can save significant dollars and improve the care for their employees and families. Clinic vendors’ medical management and business models vary dramatically, however, and, as a result, so do their impacts on cost and quality.
Read More...