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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · 6h

Employers are looking beyond traditional health plans to find ways to reduce costs and give employees a better healthcare experience.

#directpirmarycare #doctor #affordablehealthcare

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Direct Primary Care: A Growing Market

Direct primary care is growing rapidly as an affordable solution to expensive healthcare.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · 4d

Strategic buyers are now competing for medical and dental practice deals in segments of the market they previously shunned.

#dentist #doctor #strategicbuyer #privateequity

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Buyer Landscape is Changing

More strategic buyers are acquiring small medical and dental practices for many reasons. Is your practice properly positioned to attract them?

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · 7d

Do investors pay a premium for large dental practices over smaller one?

#dentist #dentalpractice #dso #valuation

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Are Large Dental Practices More Valuable?

Do investors pay a premium for large dental practices?

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · 12d

Mistakes happen when selling a practice. They are inevitable. Some, however, are not. Here a 7 mistakes practitioners can easily avoid.

#dentist #doctor #medicialpractice #medicalclinic #valuation

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Mistakes to Avoid when Selling Your Practice

When selling your medical or dental practice, here are easy steps to avoid some mistakes.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jul 16

Inadequate payment rates, costly resources, and burdensome regulatory requirements are some of the reasons solo practices are selling to hospital entities.

#doctor #medicalclinic #hospital #sellmypractice

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Why Private Practices Sell to Hospitals

Here are the key reasons why private practices sell to hospitals

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jul 14

Buyers are largely ignoring the impact Covid-19 has had on business performance. Buyers seem anxious to get new operations going.

#covid19 #smallbiz #doctor #dentist #medicalclinic #homehealth #homecare #assistedliving #alf

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Buyers are ignoring Covid 19 impact on business financial performance

80% of brokers say buyers are ignoring Covid 19 impact on financials

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jul 9

CMS plans to expedite audits of all Medicare Advantage plans for payment years 2018 through 2014. How will the audit impact your practice or agency?

#cms #cmsaudit #medicareadvantage #homecare #homehealth #dentist #doctor #medicalclinic

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CMS Audit Alert: Medicare Advantage Plans

CMS is accelerating its audits of MA Plans. Enforcement starts as early as September 2025.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jul 7

Are you getting fair market value for the services you provide? Here's how to find out without those awkward moments with your colleagues.

#farirpay #doctor #medicaloffice #dentist

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Getting What You Are Worth

Are you getting paid what your are worth? A guide for doctor's compensation comparison.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jul 2

Medical practices cannot easily pass on cost increases to their patients. Reimbursement rates are negotiated well in advance of rising costs. Here are ideas to manage the impact of inflation.

#inflation #doctor #medicalclinic #practicemanagement

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Managing Practice Costs Amidst Inflation and Tariff Pressures

Inflation and tariffs can cut into practice profits. Here are some austerity measures doctors can take.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jun 30

In business, time is money. In a small dental practice, missed appointments means lost revenue. Appointments are the lifeline a practice. Josh Bernstein, DDS, gives tips on how to reduce them.

#dentist #ncdentisl #vadentist #scdentist

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How to Avoid Wasted Dental Appointments

Missed appointments cost money and time. In this article, the authors identify 5 wasted appointment types and how to cure them.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jun 26

Despite medical industry burn-out, most residents said they were happy with their jobs. If that's true, why are over one-third of residents working second jobs?

#medicalclinic #doctor #burnout #residents

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Reasons why happy Doctors quit

Compensation is not everything cites this article on why doctors may leave a practice

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jun 23

SellYourWay.org explores reasons to use a business intermediaries (brokers). Here are five good ones.

#sellyouragency #sellyourpractice #homecare #homehealth #medicalclinic #doctor #dentist

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jun 18

Resident physicians are reporting higher job satisfaction, lower burnout, and a greater sense of being valued by their organization. However, female residents are feeling more burned out than their male counterparts.

#burnout #doctors #residents

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Resident Physician Burnout

Resident physicians are less burned out than last year. but female residents are doing worse.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jun 16

ALFs rarely pass on food costs increases to their clients. The same goes most input costs. That's because their reimbursement rates (i.e.., billing rate) is fixed by contract or government rule. Ouch on profits.

#alf #assistedliving #inflation

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How Inflation Hurts Small Senior Care Homes

Inflation makes managing assisted living facility costs difficult. Unlike many industries, ALF owners cannot pass on the increased costs to patients so easily.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jun 11

There are tremendous growth opportunities in the home care industry. Competition is fierce. And some firms are failing. Here are top reasons why home care agencies fail.

#homecare #homehealth #medicalclinic #dentist

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jun 10

SBA Business Development Officer Scott Jones at Truliant SBA Lending gives a summary of the recent changes to the SBA eligibility rules. It is not good news!

#sba #homehealth #homecare #medicalclinic #dentist

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SBA Loan Conditions are Tightening

SBA tightened loan rules again. And it is making more difficult for borrowers to qualify for loans.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jun 4

In this article, Dave Fuller provides insight into ways you can exit your business and what buyers are looking for.

#exitplanning #homehealth #homecare #medicaldoctor #dentist

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · Jun 2

76% of Americans oppose major cuts to Medicaid. A larger majority oppose major cuts to Medicare and Social Security. Here are the results from the KFF survey recent polled.

#medicaid #medicalclinic #dentist #homehealth

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The Public Opposes Medicaid & Medicare Cuts

Despite partisan politics, most Americans oppose major cuts to federal healthcare and social security programs.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · May 28

23 states won a temporary injunction against the Trump Administration's cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services. In these states, Medicaid remains in place . . . for now.

#hhscuts #trumpadministration #homehealth #medicalclinic #dentist

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HHS Cuts on Hold (for now)

A Federal judge temporarily halts mass defunding of HHS programs

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · May 25

DEI practices means being attune with your patient base. The Mather Institute wrote an excellent article on aging and ethnic groups.

#dei #aging #ethnicity #patientcare #homehealth

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Best Patient Care Includes DEI Practices

DEI practices are integral to best patent care

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · May 19

Before you can understand how bank approve business loans, you need to learn the language of bankers. Here are common banker terms related to small business loans.

#smallbiz #bizloans #ebitda #sde

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Common Terms used in Business Loans

Applying for business loans is complex. Here is glossary to explain common terms bankers use.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · May 14

Rural hospitals account for one-third of all community hospitals nationwide. Most are operating at a loss and depend upon Medicare and Medicaid payments to cover these losses. The current Congressional budget seeks to cut these federal funds.

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10 Things to Know about Rural Hospitals

10 Things to know about rural hospitals

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · May 12

Increased costs, sector-specific impacts, and heightened uncertainty - these are some of the elements that can affect business valuation calculations due to tariffs.

#tariff #bizvaluation #medicalclinic #dentist #homehealth #homecare

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Tariff Policy's Impact on Business Valuation

Tariff policies can devastate business valuation. Here are 5 key considerations.

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · May 7

Three US Senators are urging Congress to incease reviews on assisted living facilities. They question if CMS and State's Medicaid agencies are doing enough to protect the elderly.

#assistedliving #CMS #Medicaid #homehealth #homecare #medicalclinic

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Is More Government Oversight on Assisted Living Coming?

3 Senators call for more oversight of assisted living

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Crimson Cardinal Healthcare Intermediary @ccrllc.bsky.social · May 5

As caregivers, we need to understand the concerns and issues surrounding elder driving. What are the trade-offs between independence and safety? Do physical or cognitive changes affect an elder's ability to drive?

#medicalclinic #homecare

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Unsafe Driving for Elders

I recently read a good article about aging and driving. In the article, Feller Wendt LLC discuss the issues surrounding aging drivers. How do caregivers preserve elder's independence without sacrifi...

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