HCM 325 Final Project Milestone One
Southern New Hampshire University
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, HCM 325 Final Project Milestone One
Southern New Hampshire University
In the heart of the Appalachian Mountains lies the Appalachian Regional Healthcare
System. The healthcare system is comprised of 14 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan,
Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, West Liberty, Whitesburg,
and South Williamson in Kentucky and Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-
specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores, retail
pharmacies, and medical spas (Appalachian, n.d.). Their specialty physician practices include
Behavioral Health, Cancer Care, General Surgery, Cardiology, Bariatric Surgery, Cardiac &
Pulmonary Rehab, Dermatology, Ear /Nose /Throat, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General
Surgery, Infectious Disease, Interventional Pain, Long Term Acute Care Hospital, Nephrology
(Kidney), Neurology, Optometry, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, PM & R, Podiatry,
Primary Care (Family)/ Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Radiology / Imaging, Rehab (PT, OT,
SpeechTherapy), Senior Care Program, Urology, Women's Health (Appalachian, n.d.).
It’s common knowledge that we all at some time or another will need medical care, and
with that care comes medical bills. Sometimes these medical bills can reach astronomical
amounts and place a real financial hardship on your finances. AblePay is a free program that
seeks to make paying your medical bills easier. AblePay allows patients to receive savings off of
their medical bill, as well as the opportunity to pay in payments that you can set up on your own.
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