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integrating your crm with sunwave

Sunwave EMR Integration for Treatment Center Admissions

Jim Malcom

10 Aug 2026
Admit-with-unknown-rate decision framework hero showing a five-branch decision tree. Center trigger question asks whether to admit when rate data is unknown or low-confidence. Five branches fan out representing the five dimensions of the decision (clinical urgency, census gap position, payer relationship history, geographic and service-line strategic fit, downstream referral risk). Branches converge to three outcomes: admit, follow-up in the gray zone, or decline.

Should You Admit a Patient with Unknown Rate?

Preston Powell

7 Aug 2026
integrating your crm with alleva

Alleva EMR Integration for Treatment Center Admissions

Jim Malcom

7 Aug 2026
VOB versus expected reimbursement hero comparing two categories of admissions financial data. Left panel shows a typical verification of benefits output (in-network status, deductible amount met or unmet, coinsurance percentage, out-of-pocket maximum). Right panel shows an expected reimbursement output (dollar range with confidence interval and payer plan attribution). Center callout distinguishes coverage as a policy status from reimbursement as a dollar amount, noting that rehabs make admit decisions on the first when they need the second.

VOB vs. Expected Reimbursement: The Rehab Operator Reframe

Preston Powell

6 Aug 2026
which referral partners actually drive admits

Referral Partner Attribution for Treatment Centers

Jim Malcom

6 Aug 2026
BCBS alpha prefix and home plan resolution hero showing the three-panel resolution chain. Left panel shows a stylized non-branded insurance card with the alpha prefix highlighted (example XJK123456789). Middle panel shows a pipeline arrow representing alpha prefix lookup that identifies the BCBS licensee. Right panel shows the resolved home plan name with the fee schedule and reimbursement pattern that actually pays the claim. Center callout explains the alpha prefix is a three-letter routing code that determines the reimbursement dollar.

Alpha Prefix and BCBS Home Plan Resolution Explained

Kyle McHenry

5 Aug 2026
PayerLenz claims data pool network-effect hero comparing two approaches to admissions financial data. Left panel shows a single eligibility API call returning coverage status (in-network, out-of-network, deductible met). Right panel shows a mesh of contributing treatment centers feeding claims data into a central enrichment engine that returns expected reimbursement in dollar amounts. Center callout distinguishes coverage status from actual reimbursement dollars.

How the PayerLenz Claims Data Pool Works: The Network Effect

Kyle McHenry

4 Aug 2026
the hubspot config that actually works for bh admissions

HubSpot for Treatment Center Admissions: What Works and What Doesn’t

Jim Malcom

3 Aug 2026

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9 Types of Content That Actually Drive Admits for Rehab Centers