It’s reality folks: in the world of healthcare, going it alone is virtually impossible these days. As a stand-alone, multi-physician practice or sole practitioner, the myriad of requirements and obligations involved in healthcare have made being a small player a real challenge. Hospital chains, both for profit and nonprofit, have become negotiating powerhouses – and their clout guarantees preferential payer contracts. But that leaves the rest of the health care market at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to negotiating contracts, saving money, increasing revenue and fighting the battle of the ever-shrinking profit margin.

Are you interested in:

• improving revenues?
• finding new patients?
• growing your practice?

The Solution

Physician provider networks are the key to making your way in the market. From enhanced negotiating power, to current strategies for increasing revenue and driving patient volumes, Healthcare Networks of America (HNA) is breaking the provider network mold by acting as a cutting-edge resource to member physicans and clinics. HNA specializes in helping physicians navigate the ever-changing healthcare system, by producing timely information that gets you up to speed fast without having to do the research on your own.

Revenues

Do you want to negotiate reimbursements on your own, or would you get further by having the backing of a quality healthcare network with over 17,000 member physicians in all 50 states? HNA is aligned to negotiate favorably on your behalf in an on-going effort to secure higher reimbursements for services.

New Patients

HNA is at the forefront of helping you to embrace online patient recruitment and retention. By taking the guesswork out of how to get started, HNA provides physician members with quality website design and optimization, customizable email newsletters for patients, and reputation management to ensure you are putting your best foot forward in developing loyalty and commitment from your patients.

Growing your Practice

HNA has several programs specifically designed to help increase referrals from their payers as well as cash and other patients they do not represent. Additionally, HNA helps physicians evaluate the kind of growth that is ideal for them. Should you embrace work comp contracts, do you want to add physician drug dispensing to your service lines, or should you be considering other value added services to grow your practice? HNA breaks down the components of each complex issue to present facts you can base decisions on.

So you see, it’s very simple. Going it alone: scary. Tapping into the resources of an organization that has been serving physician’s best interests for over 15 years: just plain common sense.

For more information about HNA’s services and programs, visit www.hna-net.com

Vendor Review

We all need a little help now and then. And when you’re a physician – either part of a large, stand-alone practice or a sole practitioner – you need even more. Healthcare isn’t simply medicine anymore. It’s business, sales, web development, management and customer service. It’s impossible to be an expert in everything and still ensure that patients are being cared for in the way they expect.

Healthcare Networks of America (HNA), a physician provider network, has been in the business of helping doctors be the best physicians, business leaders and cutting-edge decision makers they can be for over 15 years. As a trusted resource for complex issues and newly emerging areas of growth, HNA serves the provider community in a unique and useful way. With over 17,000 member physicians, HNA has the pulse of what’s happening in the practice world and works to research issues and ideas to save you the legwork and time required to explore your options.

For more information about HNA, visit www.hna-net.com