April, 2023

CURIS Monthly

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month

Every year, we recognize April as testicular cancer awareness month and this year, we at CURIS want to emphasize the importance of regular self-examination and screenings. Regular testicular cancer screenings and self-exams are crucial for early detection and treatment of this type of cancer. It is recommended that men perform self-exams and have clinical exams done by a healthcare professional regularly. Testicular cancer is highly treatable when caught early, so early detection through regular screenings is key in improving prognosis and reducing the risk of complications. It is for these reasons that CURIS wants to remind you to stay alert and self-exam!

Culture Shift:

Satisfaction to Experience

CURIS can help you improve patient satisfaction through strategic change management of the overall patient experience! Shifting from a Culture of Patient Satisfaction to Patient Experience

Adopting a culture of patient experience! Satisfaction is a measure of "did you meet patient expectations" but the experience is the strategic process of "establishing interactions that meet patient expectations."

Improving patient satisfaction scores is dependent on understanding the value/expectations intended to be met by your patient/health center interactions

A positive patient experience results in high patient satisfaction which promotes improved patient engagement. This is strategic change management through patient experience.

Are You Ready? Medicaid Unwinding is Here

This month marks the official uncoupling of Medicaid from the Public Health Emergency – launching the unwinding of continuous eligibility and enrollment. As each state works to conduct renewals for all enrollees, the impact on Community Health Centers will be undeniable. The unwinding is estimated to decrease total health center revenue by +/- 5% nationally, with an associated loss in capacity of approx. 1.5 million patients and a staffing capacity loss of approximately 15,000 staff.

Does your health center have a clear plan to:

address patient outreach needs
mitigate the financial impact by optimizing revenue stream opportunities
operationalize interventions and countermeasures

CURIS Consulting and CURIS Connect have developed comprehensive services tailored to assist Community Health Center organizations and networks to survive and thrive through the unwinding and redetermination process.

Follow this link to download a Communications Toolkit provided by Medicaid.gov to help prepare your patients for the unwinding & redetermination.

Employee Spotlight:

Brittany Markus

This month we are extremely proud to shine our employee spotlight on our Business Manager, Brittany Markus! Brittany has been a member of the CURIS family for over 5 years!

Brittany is an invaluable member of the CURIS team! As our first employee, she has been an integral part of our journey from the beginning and has contributed immeasurably to our growth and success thus far! No matter the ask - Brittany steps up and leans in! Everyone on our team, and every one of our clients, benefits from her service, her smile, and her willingness to go the extra mile!

Brittany, we can't thank you enough for all you have done to support CURIS and all that you continue to do each and every day!

Are You Leaving

Money on the Table?

CURIS has developed a portfolio of services specifically targeted toward helping organizations maximize revenue opportunities from improved clinical, operational, and quality performance!

In 2022, Medical Economics estimated that primary care providers could be missing the opportunity to collect $200,000 each year. As we dive deeper into the Value-Based Care environment, and edge closer to the realities of risk-bearing, we ask – is your organization leaking revenue?

“Revenue leakage” is a frequent issue for healthcare organizations and is often associated with services such as Population Health Management, Care Management & Care Coordination, Transitions of Care, Annual Wellness Visits, etc.

Resource constraints, inefficient workflow, inadequate and non-standardized coding, and documentation are significant contributors to revenue leakage; all of which frequently impact an organization’s ability to demonstrate performance, optimize revenue opportunities and mitigate risk in the Value-Based Care environment.

To learn more about how CURIS can help maximize

your organization's revenue, contact us here

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