December 9, 2019 / by wpengine / Blog, News
Sladjana Vukovic is RelateCare’s Director of Revenue Cycle Management. Previous to RelateCare, Sladjana worked for Cleveland Clinic in various Revenue Cycle functions: Financial Counseling, Scheduling, Registration, Authorization, and Denials Management. Sladjana performs detailed, quantitative analysis providing clients insights addressing healthcare’s biggest challenges with a core focus on increasing revenue and reducing costs. The challenges and […]
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Smartsourcing and Co-sourcing: The Future of Client-Partnership
November 10, 2020 / by Dr. Robert Grant / Contact Center, Partnership, Patient Access, Services, Thought Leadership
There are often negative connotations around the idea of outsourcing. On the extreme view, it can be seen as a cynical cost-cutting exercise where local job opportunities are shifted miles away over-seas in order to save a few dollars. It can also be challenging for organizations to place the level of trust required in the […]
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Family-Centered Patient Access at Children’s Hospitals
May 28, 2020 / by RelateCare | Communicating Better Health / Blog, Partnership, Scheduling Optimization, Services
As RelateCare Director of Client Solutions, I am responsible for ensuring that RelateCare deliver high-quality services to our client partners and that we are always adding value to the healthcare organizations that we serve. This is a mission I am passionate about with all our clients-partners but I have a special pride in RelateCare’s historic […]
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Scheduling Optimization: Planning for the Future
May 19, 2020 / by RelateCare | Communicating Better Health / Blog, News, Partnership, Scheduling Optimization, Services, Thought Leadership
COVID-19 has resulted in an unforeseen and dramatic drop in revenue for U.S. hospitals. In some instances, upwards of 60% of visits have been cancelled or need to be rescheduled. It is evident that health systems must become proactive to ensure they have the greatest chance of bouncing back quickly (and having a V-shaped financial […]
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RelateCare Patient Support Model
May 14, 2020 / by RelateCare | Communicating Better Health / Blog, Services, Thought Leadership
Virtual visits are a relatively new phenomenon for many patients. In a recent press release from Epic, one organization in New York experienced an increase from 20 to 1,300 virtual care sessions in a matter of days and has subsequently increased to an average of 6,500 virtual visits daily1. In California, Stanford Children’s Health clinicians […]
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RelateCare transition 300+ Service Representatives to Work-From-Home!
April 6, 2020 / by Dr. Robert Grant / Blog, News, Press Release, Thought Leadership
The rapid onset of the COVID-19 crisis has created a fundamental fracture in the ordinary ways of living and of doing business. In the face of this crisis, RelateCare have taken swift and decisive action to respond to this new world. The goal is two-fold: to support our client partners in maintaining service excellence in […]
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PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS: Obtain faster approvals with less headaches.
December 9, 2019 / by wpengine / Blog, News
Sladjana Vukovic is RelateCare’s Director of Revenue Cycle Management. Previous to RelateCare, Sladjana worked for Cleveland Clinic in various Revenue Cycle functions: Financial Counseling, Scheduling, Registration, Authorization, and Denials Management. Sladjana performs detailed, quantitative analysis providing clients insights addressing healthcare’s biggest challenges with a core focus on increasing revenue and reducing costs. The challenges and […]
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The Physician Champion: essential to optimizing your healthcare contact center.
September 26, 2019 / by wpengine / Blog, News
Patient Access: The First step on the journey During medical school, my responsibility as a physician-in-training was to show up, see the patient in the room, and make sure I was providing the best care possible. However, when I moved into residency, and subsequently moved into a role as a faculty member, I noticed that […]
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