04 Apr 2024 Ageism Jeopardizes Community and Provider Health There is a very subtle bias that can impact all populations regardless of race or gender. This bias is commonly… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
26 Jan 2024 Medication Errors Persist Despite Provider Efforts Despite a concerted effort by the healthcare community, preventable medication errors continue to put both patients and providers alike at… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
05 Jul 2023 An Ounce of Front-End Prevention A little over a year ago, SAC founder and managing partner, Joy Stephenson-Laws, wrote here about the importance of appealing… Wyatt Kozinski, Esq.
24 Jan 2023 Increasing Levels of Workplace Violence Pose Multiple Threats to Providers There is extensive media coverage of the various epidemics and other public health crises that providers valiantly face daily. However, … Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
12 Oct 2022 The Shameful Practice of Patient Dumping Continues to Threaten Community Health The term “patient dumping” refers to certain practices some healthcare providers use to remove uninsured or lower income patients from… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
18 Jul 2022 Supporting Patients in Appealing Claim Denials Is Worth the Effort Providers are now reaching some level of “new normal” with the pandemic becoming more of an endemic. They can identify… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
26 Apr 2022 Can Telehealth Address the Disparities in Health Equity? A few years back I wrote about how the COVID-19 pandemic was fueling growth in telehealth as a viable and… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
27 Sep 2021 Integrating Pharmacists into Discharge Planning and Aftercare May Lower Readmissions Reducing hospital readmissions continues to be a challenge for providers. Direct costs of readmissions, excluding ED and observation admissions, easily… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
