You have to explain and educate how the change will benefit them and their patient base, and back it up with actions that match your words and fact-based, data-driven supporting evidence.
Its patient base is 90percentt Medicaid, and the state's program will no longer pay for anything beyond tooth extractions.
The patient base for the V.A. makes it very unique and lends itself to improved outcomes and increased efficiency.
Officials at the hospitals corporation say that their immediate goal is to stop the exodus of their traditional patient base.
By starting to share their own performance data (good and bad), hospitals are building a loyal patient base.
And should he ever be hurting for business, he has a ready-made patient base within striking distance.
A spokesman said the hospital served a sicker and older patient base.
The bigger the patient base, the less likely that is to happen, he says: 5,000 patients has been suggested as a minimum.
As Lauren from Atlanta says, "Pediatricians have a right and a duty to protect their entire patient base".
Despite its prized location, the hospital has a largely poor patient base and has had years of Medicaid cuts.
"When I decided to abandon insurance, I didn't want to lose my patient base and make it unaffordable," he said.
