The Business of Geriatrics

• Main Author: Wasserman, Michael (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Public health.; Geriatrics.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.

This book takes a fresh look at how caring for Medicare beneficiaries can lead to success in today’s healthcare marketplace. Using examples from highly successful practice models, the book will take the reader through the key components necessary to run a profitable geriatric practice. The author, w...

Table of Contents:

• A Geriatrician’s Success Story
• Why Geriatric Medicine Matters
• Matching Clinical Strengths to Revenue
• Taking Full Risk: A Real World Experience
• The Psychology of Geriatricians
• Going to Battle
• By the Numbers
• Swimming with the Sharks
• Me and the OIG
• Nursing Homes: Survival of the Fittest
• Assisted Living: Health Care or Real Estate?
• House Calls: A “New” Old Fashioned Approach
• Care Coordination: The Heart of Geriatrics
• Medicare Advantage: Past, Present and Future
• Business Planning for Geriatrics Success
• They Don’t Call it Risk for Nothing
• ACO’s: Days of Future Past
• Bundling and Alternate Payment Models
• MIPS and Geriatrics
• Fee for Service: Will it Ever Die?
• Competition: Not an Effective Strategy
• Getting the Most out of Providers
• Electronic Health Records
• Opportunities in Today’s Healthcare Marketplace.