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Patient Loyalty Perfected

Through Referrals

The rising cost of health- ventative medicine and to
care, the growing number of turn to their primary care
high deductible health plans physician before illnesses Nelson Mullins announces HIPAA , a
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and the increase of out-of- become acute. Involving
pocket expenses has led to patients in shared decision- Beginning-to-End Solution for
concerns about healthcare making has been shown to
costs for both patients and increase patient engage-
physicians. Furthering this ment, trust in the patient- HIPAA Compliance & IT Security
issue, patients are not often physician relationship, and a
aware that lower cost patient's reporting of symp-
options for imaging tests tom resolution and quality
and procedures (i.e. MRIs, of care.
CT Scans, Mammography’s, BY MICHAEL SWARTZ From an institutional per-
PET Scans, etc.) exist aside spective, the Healthcare Healthcare providers and their
from recommendations Financial Management
that are given by their doctors at the point- Association has reported that sharing infor- vendors know how daunting HIPAA
of-care. mation about the cost of treatment before can be. Compliance is expensive,
Currently, when physicians order an services are rendered is the first step in difficult and confusing. Worse yet,
imaging procedure, most patients have little improving the rate at which patients pay for HIPAA gets in the way of doing
knowledge of the costs ahead of time. In their medicals bills on time and in full.
fact, until recently, it has been assumed by That’s where we come in. MediXall’s ulti- what’s important: caring for people
most industry experts that insurance com- mate goal is to make the healthcare process and clients. We work to get you
pany health plans had the best network more consumer focused through trans- from zero to compliant, starting at
AND the best negotiated prices. The truth is parency, personalization and simplicity. day one.
that market conditions have changed, and We developed our Referral Program to
our expert team at MediXall has confirmed serve as a tool for doctors to enable their
that this is not always true, and in fact it is patients to discover more cost-effective and Visit HIPAA2Z.com to get started!
seldom true. This is due in part to both the convenient options in their healthcare.
lack of price transparency and ability to Providers can now decrease their patients’
have dynamic pricing. out-of-pocket expenses, streamline refer-
163 Attorneys named
Hundreds of billions of dollars are over- rals, and improve the patient-physician 2018 Best Lawyers in 100+ Ranked in the top 100 largest U.S. law firms nelsonmullins.com
Practice Areas in 2017 and 2018 by The American Lawyer
spent in the U.S. healthcare system every relationship by facilitating transparency America
year because patients don't understand that about cost and value, resulting in more
they have options. Vetting a service such as patient loyalty for their practice. In fact,
an MRI, CT Scan, PET scan or mammo- when doctors have a cash-paying or high
gram can allow a patient to receive equal or deductible patient in need of any imaging SOUTH FLORIDA:
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cost. By educating patients on their options 80% by directing them to MediXall.com.
and empowering them to make smarter In a world empowered by price trans-
decisions, billions in bloated charges stand parency, real time, patient centered decision
to be removed from the healthcare ecosys- making at the time of care, electronic order-
tem. ing, and round trip patient monitoring and
According to one 2013 study conducted reminders, we believe MediXall can remove
by Castlight (whose solution only targets the complexity, decision fatigue, and confu-
employers), the cost of an ankle MRI can sion facing the average patient every day in
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range from $400 to $1,861 within the same the U.S. health care system. Whether a
city. Price variances of these magnitudes are patient or provider knowingly uses
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healthcare system. In addition, research has Referral program, please visit
shown that when patients and physicians Medixallgroup.com/provider-network/ or follow challen ges.
discuss the cost of options, both parties us on social media at
report higher satisfaction and efficacy and https://www.facebook.com/MediXaid/ and
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