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Will Trade Data for (Cheaper) Health Care – USC’s View of the Future

Health Populi

health care system. As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens.

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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

This digital transformation speaks to the importance of paying for health care regardless of whether services happen between patient and provider face-to-face in real-time, via video calls on-screens, or during an audio-only telehealth visit (a clinical phone call). Convenience isn’t just a nice-to-have: it has economic ROI.

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Lockdown Economics for U.S. Health Consumers

Health Populi

Oh, and do spread this video around your own social media channels, especially among younger people, many of whom seem to be congregating on beaches in south Florida and in other public places without attending to social distancing. Without assurance that these medical bills would be paid, there are people in the U.S.

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Telehealth and Virtual Care Are Melting Into “Just” Health Care at HIMSS19

Health Populi

Several factors underpin the adoption of telehealth in 2019: Consumers’ demand for accessible, lower-cost health care services as people face greater financial responsibility for paying the medical bill (via high-deductible health plans and greater out-of-pocket costs for co-payments).

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Top 45 Healthcare Blogs for 2019

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Medical Billing & Coding Blog. This blog is all about medical billing and coding. The perfect resources for doctors, managers, and medical billers and coders, blog posts are written exclusively by Manny Oliverez, CEO of capture billing. Becker's Hospital Review blog.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

In addition to offering more than $1 billion in health, retirement and other benefits the health system contributes $23 million in tuition reimbursement each year to encourage employees to continue their education. National Medical Billing Services (St. Northwestern Medicine (Chicago). Lenovo (Morrisville, N.C.).