Mend

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It’s no surprise then that patients want more modern payment options for their healthcare. A major problem with the initial writing of the TCPA was that it had a broad definition of what constitutes an automatic telephone dialing system. In order to improve the patient financial experience, you first have to understand it.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Thus, the main takeaway from the study, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman noted, is that rising health care costs absolutely remain a burden for employers — but a bigger problem for workers in America. These two trends combine for a 212% increase in workers’ deductibles in the past decade. in the same period. in the same period.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2022

The following is a guest article by Jason Handza , DO, Chief Medical Officer at Nextech Systems. It is no surprise that healthcare providers and other clinical staff want to experience consistent and improved charting capabilities to deliver better patient care. Tailor the Charting and Data Review Experience.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As healthcare continues to change, so do some of the roles within the industry, but no role has perhaps experienced a shift quite as significant as the Medical Director. One of the most impactful, administrative legal aspects to a medical director’s responsibilities are the set of federal laws known as Stark Law. Liability Coverage.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

Along with the challenge of inaccuracy, researchers noted that this poses problems related to surprise billing, delays in care, and misrepresentation of the breadth and depth of in-network providers. Not surprising RCM is also a popular use case for AI, with 78% of health systems currently using it or evaluating its use.

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ACA Times

DECEMBER 31, 2015

One in five (20%) working-age Americans with health insurance say problems paying medical bills often force them to work longer hours, take a second job, spend less on food, use up their savings, borrow from family or friends, or seek help from a charity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

THE PROBLEM. "As for staff education, training the staff in multi-departmental transitions was necessary for our patient-centered medical home status," said Jared M. "Then we had to ensure the correct coding and documentation was satisfactory for insurance billing purposes." " Jared M.

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Iris Telehealth

JUNE 28, 2021

With that new data — and telehealth’s ability to expand access to high-quality providers — it’s no surprise that organizations are starting to think through how they can incorporate telepsychiatry into their program as a long-term solution. Building a telepsychiatry program in-house won’t solve any recruitment challenges.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mike Noshay , MSE, Founder and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at Verinovum. Verinovum’s SWAT (Strategic Workforce and Tactics) team has been closely following these trends and has made predictions about how nine of them might play out in 2023. (Be

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Given this situation, it is not surprising that the Chronic Care Model has become increasingly important for the entire health system. The Chronic Care Model is a framework for delivering specialized care to people with chronic diseases. They also account for most of the nation’s $4.1 trillion costs in annual healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The New York Times claimed eight of the 10 largest Medicare Advantage insurers had padded their bills. In most of these situations, the problems boiled down to one central issue: ineffective policies and procedures to prevent, detect, and correct noncompliance. To that end, the agency doubled its budget for audits in 2022.

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MeMD

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It’s no surprise they’re largely dissatisfied with today’s healthcare system – it’s the opposite of easy and convenient. A 2017 survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute/Greenwald & Associates showed that millennials rated virtual care as “extremely or very important” to their choice of medical provider.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2020

We have been incredulous, watching older adults die alone in a nursing home , and then dying in many nursing homes. Then half of the 30 million small businesses shut down temporarily. Then hospitals limited admissions in anticipation of an onslaught – and limiting their revenue-generating business – and some shut down completely. And on and on.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Richard Cutler , Bill Oldham, and Mario Patone (collectively, the “Nominees”). & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Committee to Restore Nymox Shareholder Value, Inc. Despite the Company’s repeated efforts to avoid accountability at all costs and its complete disregard for proper governance, our voices have finally been heard.

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Henry Kotula

APRIL 24, 2018

A growing number of consumers are staying away out of fear of big bills. It’s not fear of doctors, however, but more of a phobia about the bills that could follow. Meanwhile, 40 percent said they skipped a recommended medical test or treatment.

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MeMD

DECEMBER 7, 2021

More than ever before, today’s employers are recognizing the benefits of telehealth, not only as a way to curb rising medical costs and improve the bottom line, but also to meet the demands of employees who want more control over their healthcare. It’s been nearly two years since COVID-19 began its sweep across the globe. McKinsey & Co.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

JUNE 13, 2022

Expecting an error-free medical record seems unreasonable – too many opportunities, too many forces, too many players, too many perspectives. Last week we spoke with Virginia Lorenzi about technical solutions to correcting errors in medical documentation. Medical documentation over the years. Another level of error.

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HIStalk Weekender

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Healthcare experts file a Federal Trade Commission complaint against Facebook over security problems with its Groups functions that exposed the personal information of patient advocacy groups. A Kaiser Permanente medical school makes a lot of sense for them to train physicians in how Permanente medicine works. Best Reader Comments.

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HIStalk Interviews

JUNE 19, 2018

Is the financial conversation that might precede the medical conversation awkward for both the patient and the provider? John Talaga is co-founder and EVP/GM of OnPlan Health of Bannockburn, IL. Tell me about yourself and the company. I’m a co-founder of OnPlan Holdings. What’s it like on the front line of health systems?

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Digital Health Today

APRIL 25, 2019

When CMS unveiled the first standalone reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring (“RPM”) by “unbundling” CPT Code 99091 in the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule , it opened the door to the widespread use of RPM services for patients and promised there was more to come. Remote Patient Monitoring versus Chronic Care Remote Physiologic Monitoring.

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HIStalk Weekender

MARCH 22, 2019

A France-based online medical appointment app vendor’s funding round values it at more than $1 billion. The payment model of England’s NHS, which is based on a medical practice’s location, raises concern as the private company behind the GP at Hand video consultation app draws 40,000 Londoners to its practice. Weekly News Recap.

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HIStalk Weekender

JUNE 7, 2019

A breach of American Medical Collection Agency exposes the information of 19 million of patients of national lab companies LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics. Politico details problems with the implementation of Epic in Denmark’s Copenhagen region. They just got a front row seat and the results have not been surprising.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

THE PROBLEM For a children’s hospital, this meant that often for the first time, parents and/or extended family could attend a doctor’s visit virtually and take a more active role in the care of their children. Higginson, executive vice president and chief innovation officer at Phoenix Children's Hospital.

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

[link] ; The US health care system relies heavily on private markets. While private insurers, provider organizations, and drug and device companies are familiar to many, little is known about the increasing presence of venture capital in today’s delivery system. A Brief History. In 2017 alone, venture capital firms invested more than $11.5

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2023

THE PROBLEM. With nearly a decade of successfully running a virtual ICU and a virtual care hospital known today as Mercy Virtual Care Center , Mercy in St. Louis, Missouri, embarked on amplifying a new digital-first frontier in 2015: A new virtual care model of remote patient monitoring for patients living with complex conditions.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 8, 2023

Digital Health, as an industry, already made the mistake in the 2010s of “death by one thousand cuts” – creating a point solution for every problem. The following is a guest article by Erica Jain, Co-Founder and CEO at Healthie ChatGPT has been dominating headlines since its release in November.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The CFPB will also continue to monitor medical debt, and for good reason: this Kaiser Health News research program has been highlighting providers’ lawsuits suing patients for unpaid bills, such as this column asking, “Will your hospital sue you?”. People are sick of being sick, the New York Times tells us. Which virus is it?”

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

Florian Otto, CEO and Co-founder at Cedar Healthcare Affordability: Healthcare affordability will always be a problem, and it remains to be seen if 2024 will be better or worse than 2023. Patient Loyalty: We recently surveyed 1,200 healthcare consumers and found that the billing experience is a key driver of patient loyalty.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

And with national healthcare spending reaching a full 18% of GDP, that isn’t surprising. And with national healthcare spending reaching a full 18% of GDP, that isn’t surprising. As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2021

Hospitals across the country have been slammed with challenges over the course of the past 12 months as the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the U.S., creating all kinds of chaos for CIOs and other health IT leaders to contend with. While juggling all of these challenges during this most unusual period, executives have learned many valuable lessons.

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Mend

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Jump ahead: Manual Payment Processing vs. Advanced Solutions Process for Paper Billing and Patient Portals Process for Text and Email Engagement How Advanced Patient Financial Solutions Can Benefit Your Practice Get Paid Faster Increase Overall Collections Increase Patient Satisfaction Increase Patient Retention Reduce Manual Labor Conclusion FAQs.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 6, 2022

Irish playwright George Shaw once remarked that “the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” I had already been working in health literacy a few years when I received a bill for a recent visit to my primary care physician. Wasn’t an annual well visit covered at 100 percent? .

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Insulin Nation

JULY 16, 2020

State legislation capping the price of insulin has been passed in eight states while numerous bills focused on reducing insulin costs have been introduced in the House and Senate. Surprising Results of T1D Spending Analysis. Currently, eight states have bills in place meant to reduce the cost of insulin. .

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Today, the White House is convening a Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. So it’s a propitious time to weave together some of the latest research and insights into food-as-medicine and a key determinant of health and well-being. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and current economic stress facing U.S. Some 15% of U.S.

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 19, 2020

Broken Trust. A cabin in the middle of nowhere is the last place any diabetic wants to suffer a hypoglycemic emergency. But Tim, a 40-year T1D veteran, had no reason to be concerned when he laid down to sleep on the old, sagging cabin mattress. But Tim’s expertise was about to be put to the test. His blood sugar was dropping rapidly.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Already, there are vendors sprouting up that help manage both fixed- and flexible-capacity spending, so companies can optimize spending and minimize surprises. We have talked about implementing cloud technology in healthcare a lot, but there are still a lot of gray areas, such as the cost implications.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

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