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How to Prepare for this New Wave of Consumerism in Healthcare


            Imagine if you could                        sensitive under high de -  MediXall.com is currently offering  With MediXall, providers can engage
          book a doctor’s appoint-                      ductible plans, so the main  healthcare providers the opportunity to  consumers with the level of price trans-
          ment or look for a spe-                       priority of any changes to  join its “Early Adopter Program,” an  parency and digital convenience that
          cific medical service just                    our healthcare system    exclusive program for providers who  they have come to expect in every other
          as easily as you can                          should be centered around  are focused on delivering great patient  aspect of their lives.
          book a flight or a hotel                      empowering consumers to  experiences and want to help revolu-  • Reduced Overhead. MediXall’s inte-
          on Priceline or make a                        choose healthcare provi -  tionize the healthcare landscape.   grated cloud-based platform for the
          dinner reservation on                         ders and services based on  “When we started MediXall.com, we  healthcare industry helps providers
          OpenTable.                                    convenience and personal  set out to use consumer-focused tech-  simplify the way they run their busi-
            If all healthcare pro -                     criteria as op posed to the  nology to improve the healthcare expe-  nesses. With MediXall everything is
          viders were offering a                        rules of a third-party.  rience and reduce unnecessary costs for  automated, so providers spend less
          menu of services and                          When consumers have a    the self-pay and underinsured market.  resources scheduling appointments and
          associated prices, con-                       real choice instead of a  As we build on our success, advance our  dealing with billing.
          sumers might feel more     Michael Swartz     requirement to stay within  technology and network for the benefit  •  Managed for Providers. MediXall
          empowered to shop                             proprietary PPO and HMO  of patients/consumers everywhere, I  takes care of everything when it comes
          around for their medical services. This  provider networks, consumers will shop  want to express my sincere appreciation  to growing the provider’s practice, so
          approach promotes capitalism and con-  for an array of competitively priced  to all of our current and future MediXall  providers can focus on delivering
          sumer choice, allowing providers to  wellness and medical services offered by  Provider Network Early Adopters who  exceptional patient experiences. All
          compete on the basics of price and qual-  the ever-increasing supply of healthcare  share our focus on enabling access to  MediXall Provider Network members
          ity. It also strives to increase consumer  providers.                  more efficient, cost-effective healthcare.  have access to a growing toolkit of sup-
          knowledge and openness to new forms  The conclusion we should make is  We are making clear progress toward  port services for establishing and grow-
          of medical delivery that do not compro-  that the U.S. healthcare consumer is  accomplishing our mission to deliver a  ing their practice.
          mise medical care.                  ready to price shop for their growing  new standard of price transparency and  •  Risk-free Patient Acquisition.
            Consider, for example, the way con-  healthcare needs. However, if we truly  digital convenience for healthcare con-  MediXall removes all the risks associat-
          sumers purchase other goods and serv-  want to see this happen, the healthcare  sumers,” stated Michael Swartz,  ed with marketing. Unlike other mar-
          ices. Someone who buys a television on  industry needs to evolve to a patient-  President of MediXall.     keting solutions, MediXall does not
          Amazon, rather than at a local store,  centered model to foster this new wave                              charge a recurring fee for its service,
          typically does so because Amazon’s  of consumerism. This is exactly the rea-  Benefits to “Early Adopters”:  providers only pay when new patients
          price is better.                    son we created MediXall.com.         •  Attract high-quality cash-paying  receive medical or dental care.
            As we push toward industry changes,  The online experience of Medi -  patients. MediXall matches high-quali-
          the solution lies in evolving the eco-  Xall.com was designed to mirror e-com-  ty, cash-paying patients that are well  If you haven’t already joined
          nomic model to promote free market  merce sites found in other markets that  suited for a provider’s practice, while  the MediXall Provider Network yet, we
          pricing and innovation. We need to  are centered around creating an online  decreasing cancellation and no-show  recommend you sign up soon! For our
          explore ways to unravel the current sys-  marketplace for healthcare services in  rates. With cash-paying patients,  Early Adopters, we are waiving all the
          tem that lets the entrenched industry  the same way retailers sell their goods  providers will get paid right away  Activation and Onboarding fees so there is
          players dictate pricing from behind the  on the Amazon Prime platform, provid-  instead of having to wait for insurance  no out-of-pocket cost to get started today.
          scenes and begin to shift the power back  ing consumers Amazon-style reviews,  companies to review and approve          For more information, visit
          to the consumer. With healthcare, con-  transparent pricing, and comparative  claims.                                     http://medixallgroup.com/
          sumers are becoming increasingly price  shopping.                        •  Improve Consumer Experience.                       provider-network/.































































         10                        August 2018                                                             southfloridahospitalnews.com                                                                       South Florida Hospital News
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