Patient acquisition can help you to improve your growth in the bariatric market. With 70% of all bariatric patients self-referring, a patient acquisition strategy plays a unique role in the bariatric practice. You need the right marketing and positioning strategies to attract and motivate patients to use your service. Read on to know some of […]
Bariatrics, Growth Strategies, Insurance, Wellbe Insights
How to Get Insurance to Pay for Bariatric Surgery
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For an increasing number of patients, weight-loss surgery can offer a way to improve their health and quality of life. Forecasts predict that the bariatric surgery market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.56% from 2019 to 2028. And with the average cost running between $15,000 to $36,000, insurance coverage is […]
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In our increasingly tech-driven world, your bariatric surgery reputation can live and die online. Sixty-eight percent of patients use online review sites to select a healthcare professional, but a massive 50% of healthcare facilities have no online reviews. That’s why it’s so important to understand exactly what patients are looking for and where they’re looking […]
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Have you been thinking of ways to prevent surgery cancellations? Cancellations cause a lot of extra work, particularly when patients cancel at the last minute. They also represent a missed opportunity to generate revenue, which is important in a competitive market. Cancellation of elective surgeries costs the U.S. healthcare system between $16.3 and $17.8 billion […]
Bariatrics, Patient Engagement, Wellbe Insights
How to Efficiently Guide Patients Along Their Bariatric Journey
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Feb
Feb
What you do to guide patients along their bariatric journey can make all the difference in the outcome. Your patient’s bariatric journey is life-changing. They look different, feel different, and are often treated differently than they were pre-surgery. This can have a profound psychological impact in addition to the physical outcomes. But not every patient […]
Bariatrics, Data & Analytics, Wellbe Insights
How Data and Analytics Help You Understand Bariatric Patients Better
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Feb
Feb
Improve patient care through modern tools. Learn how to harness your bariatric surgery data to better understand your patients and provide outstanding care. In the last decade, global data grew from 1.2 trillion to 59 trillion gigabytes. That data is being captured and analyzed in countless ways, from what shows Netflix recommends to the creation […]
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Are you looking for ways to better enable the bariatric patient journey? You have come to the right place. This guide lays out five digital tools that can increase bariatric patient enablement before and after surgery, improve health outcomes, save time and resources, cut back on costs, and boost your revenue. Modern technologies hold more […]
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Marketing your surgery practice doesn’t have to be complicated when you follow these three simple surgery marketing tips. According to Pew Research Center, 85% of U.S. adults are online daily, with 31% saying they’re online almost constantly. A great online presence is vital to reaching potential patients. But you don’t have to be a marketing […]
Bariatrics, Technology, Wellbe Insights
6 Reasons Every Hospital Should Implement a Cloud-based System in 2022
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Jan
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Cloud-based systems are vital in boosting growth and efficiency across multiple medical specialties. As the digital market grows, technology becomes more advanced, and patients are more engaged, it becomes more critical for hospitals to have efficient systems that allow for optimal patient care without undue IT burden. This is especially true in the bariatric market, […]
Bariatrics, Operational Efficiency, Wellbe Insights
6 Ways Hospitals Can Lower the Costs of Bariatric Surgery
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Bariatric and metabolic surgery is widely considered the most efficacious way for long-term health outcomes for obesity. In 2019, surgeons performed over a quarter of a million bariatric surgeries in the United States alone (representing approximately 1.1% of all eligible patients). Personalized care automation tools can lower bariatric surgery costs for hospitals. As technology continues […]
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