The Tsunami Has Hit: Mayo Says NO to Medicare
What does this mean to you?
Government healthcare doesn’t work! A multi – billion dollar healthcare provider has already done the research for you and the results…
They lost $120 million dollars last year. How much did you lose on Medicare patients? How much will you lose in Healthcare Reform?
Effective January 1st, 2010 the Glendale, AZ Mayo Clinic stopped seeing ALL Medicare patients saying the U.S. Government pays too little.
Do You Think of your Patients as Consumers? Get Ready for the Baby Boomers!
Recent studies show that a patient attitudes are changing. Gone are the days when patients take what the doctor recommends as gospel truth. Patients, especially the baby boomers, are treating doctors as they do any service provider in their life. This demographic group of patients will make up the majority of patients over the next ten years. They are a group with high expectations for service; they want it now, they want it cheap, and they want it convenient. They don’t respect authority. They get their health information from the internet.
About HNA
HEALTHCARE NETWORKS OF AMERICA
Much more than your ordinary provider network!
Healthcare Networks of America (HNA) , established in 1993, is a national healthcare provider network consisting of over 20,000 providers in all 50 states. Through its’ Contracting Services Division, HNA negotiates high reimbursement, fee-for-service contracts, on behalf of its providers with insurance companies, PPO’s, self-funded employers, union health plans, and discount cards. HNA’s provider network currently serves over 6,800 insurance payers and over 24 million patients nationwide.
HNA’S CONTRACTING SERVICES DIVISION OFFERS: 
- Patient contracts with over 6,800 PPO’s, insurance carrier, self-funded health plans, medical discount cards, union plans, and other health plan payers.
- High reimbursement, fee-for-service contracts negotiated on your behalf (70-85% of billed charges)
- Provider web directory listing for patients, doctors, and payers to find you with ease
- Continued efforts on behalf of our staff to locate and secure additional high-paying patient contracts
- A point of contact, located in our offices in Phoenix, Arizona, to help you navigate the healthcare system and optimize your points of contact for payers.
- HNA is more than your ordinary provider network. Your success, helps our success. We want to keep you ahead of the changes in the healthcare world and help make your practice successful! Join now>>>
HEALTHCARE NETWORKS OF AMERICA'S PROVIDER SERVICES DIVISION
HNA is owned by physicians and operates from the providers’ point of view, to serve the needs of physicians in an ever changing healthcare marketplace. HNA offers its providers a range of value add programs and services through its Healthcare Provider Services Division, including programs designed to increase the efficiency and profitability of the practice.
Online Practice Management Resource Center.
In an effort to further serve it providers, HNA has launched its web-based portal services to help physicians increase their revenue and operate their practice more efficiently, with a variety of online resources, including :
- Blogs to share ideas and ask questions of your fellow HNA providers and our staff
- Webinars, audiocasts and articles on pertinent subjects to help manage your practice
- Information on topical areas such as, Human Resources, personal and business asset protection, and practice management
- Office Manager resources to help your staff better manage the practice.
Web Exposure/Reputation Promotion Service
The world wide web has opened a whole new world for healthcare practitioners to manage and navigate. Managed properly, the web can be a providers’ ally to communicate with existing patients and to draw desirable new patients to the practice. Managed improperly or ignored, the web can damage the reputation of physicians, and in many cases, without the provider even realizing it. Forums, blogs and physician grading services can either help or harm your reputation and practice. Smart physicians are recognizing that their presence on the web must be actively managed. Because your success helps our success, HNA is now offering a range of service options to enhance your reputation and internet presence on the web.
The services include:
- Website design and management tailored to the professional needs of physicians ◦Pre-designed and customized packages available
- Web exposure optimization – services to ensure that your site gets optimal exposure by the internet search engines
- Patient recruitment strategies – Methods to attract the most desirable new patients to your practice including online provider panels and targeting online promotional strategies.
- Patient education and communication methods – Capabilities to offer educational information to your patients and to streamline patient communication with your office over the web.
- Reputation Management – Strategies to ensure that your name is protected and enhanced on the web.
FAQ's
Click on any one of the questions below to see the answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions, feel free to contact us.
How Does HNA Help You in Obtaining Physician Reimbursements?
Since 1993 Healthcare Networks of America has leveraged it's 17,000 doctors to obtain higher reimbursements from insurance payers and developed ways to increase revenues for medical practices. As part of the HNA Network you will receive the benefit of:
- Contracts with over 6,800 PPO’s, insurance carriers, self-insured employers, medical discount cards, and other health plan payers
- High reimbursement, fee-for-service contracts negotiated on your behalf
- A point-of-contact to deal with billing and other issues
- Updates on current contracts and any new contracts that we negotiate for you
- We keep your credentialing up-to-date with our payers and comply with the payer credentialing procedure
What else does HNA do for members?
- HNA develops your online patient recruitment strategy tailored to your practice needs.
- We promote you through our Provider Registry so patients, other doctor's and payers may find you (upgrades available)
- We provide you with a Vendor Resource to find the resources you need
- Access to a Free subscription to the Practice Management Library, the online resource for healthcare professionals, full of forms, tools and educational resources for today's busy medical practice
What is HNA?
HNA is a national Provider Network. HNA is not an insurance company and does not process claims.
What is your fee schedule?
Each patient contract has their own fee schedule. Login and download the Health Plan List/Fee Schedule and look at the fee schedule portion under each contract header.
Not an HNA Member? Contact the Provider Relations Department at 877-315-3338 to have this information mailed to you.
What patient contracts are you affiliated with?
For a contract list, please download a Health Plan List/Fee Schedule or contact Provider Relations at 877-315-3338.
Why is there a fee for HNA Network membership?
HNA has an annual credentialing fee to cover the cost of administration. We do not take a percentage of the reimbursement rate, And if you are not accepted your fee will be returned to you.
Am I a provider?
Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the providers name and federal tax ID number.
Why should I become a provider for HNA?
HNA negotiates patient contracts on behalf of our network providers. We have the clout of over 17,000 providers to help facilitate a higher reimbursement rate for our doctors (70-85% of billed chargers). Joining HNA is another way to drive higher paying PPO and discount product patients into your practice. HNA gives you access to 6,800 payers by credentialing once with HNA! We do your insurance credentialing procedure for you.
How do I become an HNA preferred provider?
To become an HNA preferred provider download the enrollment form, or complete one on-line and submit to HNA via fax or mail.
Where do I send claims to?
All claims must be forwarded directly to the payer and address indicated on the patient ID card. Sending claims to HNA will delay the reimbursement process.
Why is web registration required?
HNA uses it's website as a vehicle to communicate important credentialing, patient contract information, and much more.
How do I identify HNA patients?
Patients sent to you from HNA contracts are not identified as “HNA” on the patient ID card. Unless otherwise noted, the patient ID card will identify the insurance carrier or PPO to which HNA has contracted and listed you as a preferred provider. Please refer to the Health Plan List for the names of payers you have access to as a result of HNA’s contracting efforts..