ENT APP Business Model & Walk-In Urgent Care - Access, Growth & Profitability

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The evolving landscape of ENT private practice necessitates a focused exploration of the ENT Physician Assistant (PA) Model and its integration with Walk-In Urgent Care for enhanced access, growth, and profitability. This panel addresses the critical importance of optimizing existing business service lines within private practice verticals.
The urgency for growth and expansion in private practice employment models is underscored by challenges such as regulatory requirements, declining reimbursements, and increasing overhead costs. The panel advocates for strategic measures, including leveraging the ENT APP Model, to not only address these challenges but also to ensure sustainability and profitability. The expertise of panelists, with a history of real-life success, provides valuable insights into implementing effective solutions.
The discussion revolves around the pivotal role of ENT PAs in minimizing non-clinical provider additions while maximizing net income. The integration of Walk-In Urgent Care services is a central theme, offering a solution to enhance patient access, streamline care pathways, and improve overall patient experience. The panel highlights the potential for urgent care to serve as a revenue-generating strategy, providing convenient and timely care for acute ENT concerns.
Data accessibility remains a key focus, with less than 20% of ENT practices capable of measuring essential Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The panel emphasizes the role of technology in optimizing patient management, triage, and engagement, particularly through virtual patient management systems.
The financial aspects of mid-sized ENT practices are addressed, emphasizing the profitability of ancillary services, including the ENT PA Model and Walk-In Urgent Care. The panel provides practical examples and success stories to illustrate the positive impact of these models on growth and revenue generation.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 1: Comprehensive exploration of the ENT PA Model and Walk-In Urgent Care as integral components of a successful growth strategy for ENT private practice

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 2: Provide a valuable roadmap for practices seeking to navigate the dynamic landscape of independent practice, vis-à-vis competing employment models.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 3: Review top Urgent Care Diagnoses by ICD10, strategies for patient retention & importance of lifetime "Patient Value" concept, discuss Urgent Care Revenue case study and concept of "Same Day / Next Day Visits."

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: Critical concerns include reduced patient access, declining reimbursement, rising care costs, and practice growth needs amid consolidation pressures, hospital competition, and private equity's encroachment on independent otolaryngology practices.

Comprehensive Otolaryngology Track Statement : Important part of otolaryngology care in a comprehensive otolaryngology practice incorporating primary care otolaryngology, across the spectrum of ENT emergencies, pediatric and adult.