Hospitals, Insurance, And The Squeeze

About this episode

Dr. Brian Schmutzler and Vahid Sadrzadeh discuss the financial pressures on hospitals and the impact of insurance practices on healthcare services.

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Going Under: Anesthesia Answered, Dr. Brian Schmutzler and Vahid Sadrzadeh unpack why hospitals rely on operating rooms for most of their revenue and how private insurer denials, prior authorizations, and payment delays are pushing essential services to the edge. Have a question for Dr. Brian Schmutzler? Submit them to any of the social media pages below or on his website at https://www.drbrianschmutzler.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Brian Schmutzler

Guest: Vahid Sadrzadeh

Topics covered

• hospital revenue
• insurance issues
• operating rooms
• healthcare services
• payment delays

Keywords

• hospitals
• insurance
• operating rooms
• revenue
• payment delays
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: hospitals, private insurer, Facebook, https://www.drbrianschmutzler.com/

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