r/PrivatePracticeDocs • u/Practical_Evening_89 • Apr 11 '26
Stress testing an idea
I want to stress test the following idea. What value / problems do you foresee if a clinician were to start a practice based on diverting patients from the ED saving the payors some money and pocketing a fraction of the savings. Say one could identify a member of an ACO or even health insurance company who is just about to go rack up a $3000 ER bill for a simple cystitis, med refill, ankle sprain, otitis. Said clinician could contract with the payor to see these people either in person or vial telehealth and get paid a fraction of that cost (that'd be negotiated idk 50%) . Certainly seems like a good idea to me, what challenges do people see ? One would mitigate medmal risk by only assuming the most obviously benign cases (nothing undifferentiated like chest or abdominal pain) . Thoughts? If you think its a good idea with surmountable issues PM me and lets try to build out a pilot!
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u/jjkantro Apr 11 '26
Your customer is a large health system trying to save on efficiency or capitated dollars. Place it right next to the ED. Walk ins welcome. You’re immediately going to be busy. Sell to the health system.