The Challenges of Operating a Nephrology Practice

Nephrology:

Diagnosis: Chronic kidney disease, diabetic kidney disease, End-Stage Renal Disease.


Biometric/Activities being monitored: Activity, Blood pressure, Weight, Glucose, Pain scoring, Medication compliance, Physiological symptom survey engine with threshold and alert management capabilities.


Types of Services:

Barriers to Adequate Nephrology Management

Potential factors that could negatively impact proper chronic kidney disease management for your patients:
  • Chronic kidney diseases require extensive and extended care that quickly adds up the bills resulting in patients avoiding the hospital care system altogether.
  • Due to the comorbid nature of CKD, its care management requires constant collaboration between members of different healthcare teams. This is not always possible due to time constraints, differing work schedules, and other reasons resulting in poor service.
  • Discrepancies in following standard CKD guidelines across various departments due to a lack of proper technology to update the latest test results, diagnosis, prescriptions, and diet charts on time.
  • Various reasons like disabling pain, professional commitments, lack of funds, and similar factors hinder a patient’s ability to visit the hospital premises frequently–as is necessary for CKD care.

Various Studies Conclude Virtual Care Improves Nephrology Outcomes

Several primary studies and systematic reviews conclude that virtual care services yield better or comparable results to traditional chronic kidney care management services. VCM makes Nephrology Chronic Care Management(CCM) more accessible, faster, and robust. It addresses patient complaints and concerns on time by ensuring coordination between various medical departments. Patients can call or contact their primary care provider via phone, minimize their symptoms, keep their medical bills in check, and improve their quality of life. Increased engagement with virtual care providers also improves patient compliance with care plans. Nephrologists can rely on technology to provide live counseling sessions, interact 1:1 with their patients, educate them to make informed choices, and ensure timely medical intervention with live updates of physiological symptoms relayed via virtual clinical threshold and alert management systems.

WHY SmartCare 360?

Improve Patient Outcomes

Virtual Care Management systems allow patients with kidney diseases to have more facetime with doctors, facilitate home treatment, flexible appointment scheduling and easy follow-up, and also optimize a Nephrologist’s time and resources. Everything from the patient’s medical therapy, drug intake, nutrition, and exercise to behavioral practices is significantly improved with virtual care services.

Create Profitable Revenue

RPM reduces expenses and increases overall revenue by providing real-time data, offering improved care delivery, and avoiding potential complications.

MRG Health’s all-inclusive wellness program can boost your bottom line by $10,000/month for every 400 patients.

Cost Effective for Patients

Virtual Care services provide more affordable options for patients with kidney diseases than traditional services. Say goodbye to huge bills that add up right from getting a consultation with a Nephrologist to utilizing care services.

Physicians adopting RPM also qualify for special government grants that offset care costs and add to the profits.

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Ty has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of Houston and a Master’s degree in Economics and Corporate Finance from Rice University. Previously, Ty worked as a senior consultant at FTI Consulting, Inc., advising various stakeholders of troubled and distressed companies across a wide range of industries, including financial services, hospitality, gaming, commercial real estate, energy & oil field services, construction, infrastructure, and municipal-related assets. Additionally, my prior experience includes roles at BNY Mellon and Ocean Park Advisors, LLC’s Investment Bank where I was involved in equity and debt capital raising transactions as well as M&A assignments, liquidity forecasting and assessments, business plan due diligence, development of waterfall and recovery analyses, stakeholder negotiations, plan of reorganization development, M&A/transaction advisory including purchase and sale negotiations and seller due diligence support, board/shareholder representation, developing executive compensation/bonus plans, and ad-hoc strategic and operational assessments.
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Dr Malcom’s Medical Professional qualities are based on 10+ yrs. of participation and exposure to numerous resources as an ER Medical Business Co-Founder, IT Market Leader, Mentor, Red Cross Humanitarian Participant, Graduate of Masters Studies, Graduate of Medical Doctorate (M.D.), Hospital Administrator, and member of the Physician Executive Team. My unique background and combination of these attributes & skills have created a unique innovative space that helps reinforce my ability to grasp the different areas of healthcare that positively impact the hospital ecosystem and be a valuable member of the C-Suite team, as DHR Health’s Chief Medical Information Officer, Physician Executive Leadership Committee, and the Cerner Advisory Committee.
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Dr. Sun-Wright holds a PhD in Biochemistry and an MD with a history of strong leadership and process ownership in primary care and multi-specialty clinical settings working with some of the largest healthcare organizations in the country. While serving as a board member and managing partner of a large independent physician association and Chief Strategy Officer as the primary advocate for financial and operational decisions. As Medical Director for Well Med her responsibilities included the development of organizational goals and targets for clinical performance in a governed Medicare Advantage environment.

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Dispensing, assessing and monitoring medications, in patients requiring pharmaceutical therapy. Providing and assessing point of care testing. Providing excellent service and customer satisfaction. Drug information and education. hospital readmission prevention consultant, transition care provider, medication reconciliation provider, pharmacogenomic testing, point of care testing. Medication Therapy Management, medication adherence and legislative advocate as it pertains to pharmacy and patient care.
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Physician Assistant turned Entrepreneur with Bachelor in Neuroscience, Masters in Public Health and Health Sciences, After working 80 hours a week as a cardiothoracic surgery physician associate, my workload took a toll on my personal and professional life. That was when I realized my life needed to change. I ended up taking a deep dive into performance sciences and positive intelligence. As a result, I cut down my clinical hours by 30% and increased my income by 50%.

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Experienced Healthcare Executive with a demonstrated history of working in a hospital setting and various other health care facilities. Skilled in Healthcare Operations, EHR & PM Systems, Budgeting, HR Management, Strategic Planning, and Revenue Cycle Management, . Strong business development professional with a Doctorate in Management and Organizational Leadership, Master’s in Healthcare Administration, Master’s in Business Administration. Exceptional track record of establishing strong leadership teams and developing effective operational efficiencies in healthcare operations. Establish and maintain good working relationships with physicians, staff, vendors, government agencies, managed care companies, and clients.

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Assists Physicians and Healthcare Executives in Leveraging Virtual Care Management Technologies, NEW Billable CPT Codes, and Value Based Care Models to Improve Clinical Outcomes and Create NEW Revenue streams. Kyle holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a minor in marketing, and a Degree in Vascular, General, Cardiac, and Obstetrical Sonography. His philanthropy work focuses on veteran affairs, single mothers, first responders, and mentoring terminally ill and at-risk youth through organizations such as Beauty for Freedom, Ferrari Kid, Southwest Keys Program, ICON Talks, and Living Beyond A Dream.