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Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

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News and Studies Follow-up rates for telehealth and in-office visits have remained consistent since 2020 , according to analysis from Epic Research. GLP-1 agonists have overtaken insulin in total prescriptions and cost among commercially insured patients , according to an analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies.

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Avoiding Red Flags: Finding the Right Productivity Balance

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The following is a guest article by John Wallace, PT, OCS, Senior Vice President of RCM at WebPT. The number of Medicare TPEs and commercial payer take-back audits alone is skyrocketing. Medicare’s Targeted Probe and Educate audits use data analysis to identify clinics who have high claim error rates or unusual billing practices.

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Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

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News and Studies The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule from CMS would continue many of the public health emergency telehealth flexibilities, such as an expanded definition of telehealth practitioners, continued payments to rural health centers and FQHCs, and the expansion of originating sites.

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Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

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News CMS has opened the Hardship Exception application period for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that participated in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program in 2022. The analysis also found that Z-codes are most frequently used in behavioral health and acute care settings.

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Bonus Features – November 26, 2023 – 85% of healthcare orgs boosting IT spending in 2024, 70% of orgs actively considering generative AI, plus 18 more stories

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This is due in large part to increased expenses (from 25$ for labor to 90% for maintenance) and revenue reductions from denials (more than 20% from commercial plans and nearly 60% from Medicare Advantage plans). More than 85% of health systems are increasing IT and digital budgets for 2024 , a Guidehouse analysis found.

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Bonus Features – December 4, 2022 – 34% of Americans take anti-anxiety meds during the holidays, hospital margins at -2% but show signs of hope, and more

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Dental software maker Henry Schein One is partnering with VideaHealth to release AI-enabled X-ray analysis tools. RCM consultancy MDaudit announced three leadership team appointments : Raj Joshi as CISO, Jaenna Babajane as Vice President of Customer Experience, and Nisheet Goenka as VP of Engineering.

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Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

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We heard about the benefits of access to real-time data, the importance of data standards, and the need for mature data analysis and data management infrastructures. based EMR, RCM, and practice management assets to N. Read more… The Benefits of Automating Payer Medical Record Requests. million in seed funding.