Meet Dr. Manoj Mehta

January 19th, 2021 | Uncategorized

Dr. Manoj Mehta is a board-certified doctor in internal medicine and gastroenterology who has been in practice for twenty-five years. He opened the Endoscopy Center of the North Shore in Wilmette, IL five years ago. His desire to open his own endoscopy center was about creating a better experience for his patients whose procedures do not require being performed in a hospital. Dr. Mehta believes that hospitals are the right place for those who are sick, but for those only needing a routine procedure, they are fraught with issues.

While Dr. Mehta knew opening his own endoscopy center was the right path, he knew that it was a process. “As with any entrepreneurial venture, especially one competing with an established powerhouse like the healthcare systems found locally, there is risk” says Dr. Mehta. He did some research, but it wasn’t until he talked to Healthcare Strategy Consultant, Rock Rockett of Rockett Healthcare that he decided to take the plunge.

Even though building the space for his Endoscopy center took longer than planned, Dr. Mehta was happy he did. “Like anything done right, it costs more and takes longer than planned.” The building of his center started in October and by April, he was performing procedures. Dr. Mehta currently consults with his patients, performs their procedures and conducts follow up visits at his center.

He admits that opening his own center wasn’t an easy process, but it was worth it. He muses about the process, “There’s an old joke, ‘why is divorce so expensive? Because it’s worth it.’ Divorce yourself from the bad relationship you are in with the hospital, and create your own happiness.” His patients are also happy. They have commented how efficient, clean and modern everything is. He advises those wanting to do this to work with a knowledgeable consultant like Rock Rockett who understands the ins and outs.

“Trust Rock to manage the development of your center. He’s always done great work.”

Considering opening your own outpatient center? Contact Rock Rockett at Rockett Healthcare at (630) 258-2211 – rock@rocketthealthcare.com

"Rock and I met when I was considering joining an existing endoscopy center. He helped me do the analysis that showed I'm better off doing procedures in my office and taking advantage of the rates he has negotiated with payers in the Chicago area. In addition to helping me design my center, equipping it, and getting it accredited by AAAASF, Rock has helped us implement multiple revenue streams and significantly increased professional fees over my prior rates. He also worked diligently to recover thousands of dollars in payments from our major payer that had been miscoded and denied."

Dr Manoj Mehta, MD

Endoscopy Center of the North Shore

Wilmette, IL

"Rock Rockett helped us to successfully launch our first healthcare product in the US. His knowledge and experience were instrumental in helping us understand and navigate a complex health system. We are thankful for his guidance and are excited to see what the future holds."

Aonghus Shortt, CEO

FoodMarble Digestive Health

Dublin, Ireland

"We contracted with Rockett Healthcare, LLC to help us develop our endoscopy center and contract with payers. Rock led a very successful contracting effort with the payers and we are earning combined facility and professional fees for office-based procedures that are 200-300% of Medicare ASC rates(depending on the payer). Rock achieved this for us by educating the local Hawaii payers on the value of office endoscopy in Hawaii's regulatory environment which makes it difficult to obtain an ASC license."

Dr Mel Ona, MD

Ohana Endoscopy Clinic

Kapulei, HI

"Rock and I met about 10 years ago when he led the negotiation process to get higher rates from our major payer for office-based procedures. He and his team helped us get our office endoscopy suite accredited and successfully completed negotiations with other payers.

More recently, I engaged Rockett Healthcare, LLC to evaluate the financial feasibility of merging with another GI group in our area. He did a terrific job of assessing the risk and reward potential of that transaction. He regularly proposes new strategies to better manage the practice and grow revenue. Rock is very prompt, forthright gets the job done expeditiously.

Rock’s contacts in the health care/insurance industry and his understanding of medical practices puts him in a unique position to advise physicians."

Suman Kaur, M.D.

Digestive Disease Associates, LTD

Hinsdale, IL

"We worked with Rock from day one of our project to develop a two room endoscopy suite for office based procedures. In addition to guiding the project from start to finish, he also has contracted with almost all of our major payers. His negotiations yielded rates with the payers that are 3x what we were getting when we did endoscopy procedures in surgery centers and hospital outpatient settings. We are grateful for his expertise and persistence in negotiating higher rates on our behalf."

Samuel Cordeiro, MBA

Prima CARE

Fall River, MA

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