Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Based on Trilliant Health’s calculations in this analysis, we project a provider deficit of over 200,000 primary care providers. adults saying inflation has made it harder to pay medical bills. In particular, 21% of consumers with medical debt say the primary source of that debt was due to the bills from doctor visits.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

In 2019, ”cost” for health consumers translates into the premium, deductible, out-of-pocket spending, and surprise medical bills — an issue that’s getting a lot of attention in U.S. politics both at the Federal and State levels.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Bonus Features for September 24, 2023: 72% of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills. Thoracic CT image analysis vendor Thirona raised €7.5 Cancer diagnostics company Ibex Medical Analytics closed a $55 million Series C funding round. million funding round. million in new financing.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2023

Analyzing conversational data helps identify human coding errors, reduce disruptive billing claim processes, prevent fraud and guide decision-making. Revenue cycle leaders can use this analysis to understand gaps in care and develop patient-focused investment strategies. Hadi Chaudhry, Chief Executive Officer at CareCloud.

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Health Populi

APRIL 24, 2019

In a regression analysis, the study showed a significant relationship between optimism and. As the National Center for Health Statistics has reported , people with HDHPs are far more likely than those with traditional health plans to forgo or delay medical care or to be in a household that is having difficulty paying medical bills.”

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Health Populi

MAY 7, 2020

TransUnion has been tracking consumer-level effects on a weekly basis, and today in Health Populi with 3 mm+ claims filed for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, I wanted to share TU’s latest analysis of U.S. Consumers are concerned about their ability-to-pay for all kinds of bills, shown in the bar chart.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 3, 2018

While this is an impressive number in terms of companies offering remote health options to workers, few workers actually take advantage of this benefit, KFF found in a separate analysis. Adoption of wearable tech and mobile health apps in companies’ wellness programs is expanding.

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Health Populi

MAY 26, 2020

The reasons people would make early withdrawals from their retirement funds include dealing with an unexpected expense (for at least one-half of workers across all generations); and, paying medical bills, for roughly one-in-five workers cross age, among other financial obligations.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 30, 2024

It does not constitute medical or legal advice, and readers are encouraged to consult with qualified healthcare professionals or legal advisors for specific guidance related to their practice or situation. Among the myriad codes, CPT Code 99458 stands out as a pivotal component in the realm of remote patient monitoring (RPM) services. .”

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

health care economics, patients are now payors as health consumers with more financial skin in paying medical bills. As consumers, people have great expectations from the organizations on the supply side of health care — providers (hospitals and doctors), health insurance plans, pharma and medical device companies.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 21, 2020

While the survey didn’t ask people why they were putting off care, there is ample evidence that medical bills can be a powerful deterrent. “We While most of those individuals expected to receive care within the next three months, about a third said they planned to wait longer or not seek it at all.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 3, 2023

Examples can include a medical billing company, a company that manages a health care provider’s electronic health record system, or a law firm providing legal services to a health care provider involving access to PHI. The case reiterates the importance of strict compliance with HIPAA rules.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Billing Accuracy: Chart audits play a crucial role in verifying the accuracy of medical billing and coding. Accurate billing is essential for proper reimbursement, revenue integrity, and avoiding allegations of fraud or abuse. Education and Training: Chart audit results can be used for educational purposes.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Examples can include a medical billing company, a company that manages a health care provider’s electronic health record system, or a law firm providing legal services to a health care provider involving access to PHI. The case reiterates the importance of strict compliance with HIPAA rules.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 3, 2023

Examples can include a medical billing company, a company that manages a health care provider’s electronic health record system, or a law firm providing legal services to a health care provider involving access to PHI. The case reiterates the importance of strict compliance with HIPAA rules.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 29, 2019

He is not alone in his analysis. Why Amazon is moving into health Few doubt new digital technologies have roles to play in the huge challenges healthcare systems are facing.

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Health Populi

MARCH 26, 2020

We’re facing first-dollar health care costs in high-deductible health plans, some of us worried about paying for medical bills related to getting tested and treated for the coronavirus. Others of us who need to are having trouble accessing our health records.

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Medical Billing Public Health Medicare Health Information 182

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2020

billion toward strengthening Internet infrastructure in rural and tribal areas and $65 million to map which parts of the country still need broadband access, according to an analysis from The Washington Post. The provisions also included a move to end surprise medical billing through arbitration, which has sparked both support and resistance.

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Health Populi

MAY 22, 2018

That’s because we’re in the business of thinking about the future of health and health care through the health economics lens; the MMI is a key component of our ongoing environmental analysis of the health/care landscape, and we include it in nearly every presentation and talk we give to every audience.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

Article #3 in my deep dive here extends the second analysis into digital health information, next focusing on Americans’ use of quality information on doctors. most visibly for prescription drugs , and increasingly for other line items in the medical bill like nursing home care, hospital care, and physician services.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2018

The Pew analysis recognizes this factor, citing the BLS statistic that total benefit costs for civilian workers have risen 22.5% More women know a family member who has avoided care due to cost, and more faced paying a medical bill that was higher than expected. since 2001, compared with a 5.3% wage and salary cost increase.

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Medical Billing Patient Experience Health Policy 168

HIStalk Weekender

AUGUST 3, 2018

in the hospital) so that the clinician had a handy memory jogger and/or quick analysis of the patient’s progress, test results, etc. Should sicker people to be charged more for insurance or to make them pay a higher portion of their medical bills depending on their risk, the same as most other forms of insurance? Katie Goss ).

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HIStalk Weekender

AUGUST 2, 2019

A retired doctor in Ohio gets the attention of the President when his daughter’s back surgery results in an $18,000 bill for urine drug screening that had been sent to an out-of-network lab, the same test that would have cost $100 if performed in-network. The students loved being able to hear the sound it made when they got it correct.

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ACA Times

MARCH 16, 2016

Additionally, a recent CPBPP analysis continues to show that this assumption remains false. The assumption of some states was that the ACA and Medicaid expansion would present severe financial burdens. However, 2015 reports from the CBPP have advised that was not the case. For questions about the ACA contact us here.

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Health Populi

APRIL 23, 2020

She began to build a network of other journalists, each a node in a network to crowdsource readers’-patients’ medical bills in local markets. Jeanne founded ClearHealthCosts nearly ten years ago, having worked as a journalist with the New York Times and other media.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Gallup points out in its analysis that the government is already a major health care channeler and funder through Medicare and Medicaid. Note that over one-half of people who were ill had serious problems paying at least one type of medical bill, from hospitals and prescription drugs to the doctor’s office and ambulance services.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The second bar chart illustrates the tri-partisan concurrence supporting surprise medical bill legislation: overall, 8 in 10 U.S. adults support a law to ensure against surprise bills, including 84% of Democrats, 78% of Independents, and 71% of Republicans.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Last week, the Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points for the third time this year,” the FT-Peterson Center analysis observed. And many – more than four in ten – find affording basic medical care a hardship. Another 26 per cent cited rising healthcare costs , while just 7 per cent pointed to the Fed’s interest rate policies.

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