{"id":5480,"date":"2018-10-29T17:14:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T17:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instymeds.com\/?page_id=5480"},"modified":"2019-11-10T21:29:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T03:29:06","slug":"differentiation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.instymeds.com\/benefits\/differentiation\/","title":{"rendered":"Differentiation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
We\u2019ve all been there: a minor accident or a sudden spike in child\u2019s fever<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and we drop everything and head to the place offering immediate care, an outpatient clinic.\u00a0 The majority of acute health episodes happen unexpectedly and can be very disruptive to patients and their caretakers.\u00a0<\/p> Healthcare consumers have a variety of options to choose from in these situations: hospitals, emergency rooms, urgent care clinics, retail fee-for-service clinics, and, increasingly, telemedicine.\u00a0 And if the outpatient care space was not crowded enough, new entrants are springing up to compete for the same patients by offering consumer-industry inspired conveniences and claiming better, faster, and cheaper service.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> So it’s no surprise that given all these choices\u00a0most people select providers to maximize the benefits and minimize the costs of outpatient care.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Today many chain pharmacies feature onsite walk-in clinics. Providers sending prescriptions to these pharmacies risk\u00a0\u00a0 losing patients to them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t In selecting providers, patients consider both the direct, out-of-pocket, and the indirect, non-monetary costs of care. And as research shows, patient costs, including the opportunity costs of the time spent seeking care, are substantial in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t This exceeds the average patient\u2019s out-of-pocket payment.<\/p> Providers offering superior value \u2013 with highest benefits and lowest costs \u2013 will be able to satisfy patient needs better.\u00a0 Doing it repeatedly and reliably will help those providers maintain and grow their patient base.<\/p> Offering InstyMeds gives providers a unique advantage over competition because it improves the patient experience in ways that matter most to patients.\u00a0 InstyMeds eliminates patient jobs involved in filling prescriptions so patients gain immediate access to prescriptions, avoid trips to the pharmacy and start feeling better faster!
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expenses<\/strong><\/li>A study published in the American Journal of Managed Care estimated the average total time of an outpatient visit at 121 minutes and the average opportunity cost to the patient at $43.1<\/sup><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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