The Health Law Partnership: Adding a Lawyer to the Health Care Team Reduces System Costs and Improves Provider Satisfaction

Journal Article
Written By NCMLP

Description

This article in the Journal of Healthcare Management examines the role the medical-legal partnership at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta played in increasing reimbursements, reducing costs, and improving access to care for patients with low socioeconomic status. Over a four-year period, the MLP secured Medicaid payments for services that would otherwise be unreimbursed. MLP services also led to an increase in physician satisfaction and saved hospital employers $10,000 annually in continuing education costs.

 

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Authors

  • Robert Pettignano

  • Sylvia Caley

  • Susan McLaren

NCMLP

ncmlp@gwu.edu

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