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In this series, we share what we see from our care coordinators, our providers (hospitals, outpatient centers and ambulatory surgery centers), our employer sponsors and the more than 1 million members and 700 plus surgeons with whom we work. Read More →

If your health care plan isn’t using a bundled payment approach, you’re throwing money down the drain. With 25 percent of U.S. health care spending going to waste (Shrank, et al., 2019), it’s no wonder employers are turning to BridgeHealth for its… Read More →

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions affect more than one of every two people age 18 and older in the United States, and nearly three out of four of those age 65 and older. The cost of treating major MSK conditions is greater than for treatment of many other… Read More →

Surgery prep isn’t just for the surgical team anymore — patients can take part, too. And it’s more than fasting for eight hours before the procedure, finding a ride home, and stopping certain medications. It’s about prepping the body for the rigors of… Read More →

Location, location, location. That saying is ubiquitous in the real estate industry but could just as easily be applied to healthcare. Why? Because two variables critical to healthcare decision making, cost and quality, are largely determined by where… Read More →

A Texas schoolteacher was in his own city, in his own home, when he had a heart attack in 2017. Yet when he returned home after a successful surgery, his health insurance company said that he owed them $108,951 — all because the neighbor who rescued him… Read More →

Whether you’re an employer investigating physicians in a new health network, or an employee looking for the right network doctor, you might turn to Healthgrades, Vitals, or Yelp like many consumers. In fact, 69 percent of consumers select or avoid… Read More →

Medical mistakes in hospitals are the third leading cause of death in the United States.1 In fact, an American College of Surgeons study found that 8.9 percent of surgeons said they’d made a medical error in the last three months, and 1.5 percent said… Read More →

As people live and stay active longer, you can expect more older people than ever in the workplace over the next four decades, and this can equate to an exponential rise in healthcare costs for plan sponsors. As AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins pointed out, when… Read More →