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ber of cases, negotiate those when you contract with them," he says.
Carveouts for multiple procedures and implants "can have a dramatic
impact on whether it is feasible to do them for that payor's patients."
In the final analysis, big-picture thinking may carry the day when it
comes to cataractglaucoma combinations. "Avoid telling
your physicians that a
case isn't profitable
enough to do at your
center," says Mr.
Sheppard. "They'll take
it — and more cases
— to do a block at the
hospital." OSM
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