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How to Simplify Mental Health Billing

TheraNest

Mental health billing is one of the more challenging and burdensome processes that providers have to navigate. While not every provider accepts insurance, those who do know the hurdles that come with behavioral health billing. Common challenges of billing for mental health services include: .

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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Health Populi

The aspirational document sets out the mission that “every individual deserves the right to obtain health care that is comprehensive, equitable and compassionate.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: Is there an American Civil Right for health care?

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Call It Deferring Services or Self-Rationing, U.S. Consumers Are Still Avoiding Medical Care

Health Populi

.” Nearly a decade ago, I cited the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Security Watch of May 2012 here in Health Populi. adults had problems paying medical bills, largely delaying care due to cost for a visit or for prescription drugs. The first chart here shows that one in four U.S.

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Weekly Roundup – November 4, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… Unpacking the Potential of Generative AI for Mental Wellness. Generative AI could support diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions , and it can help document visits and track symptoms.

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Bonus Features – October 15, 2023 – 66% of orgs hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care, 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a care setting, and 26 more

Healthcare IT Today

More News from HLTH Walmart employees using virtual care provided by Included Health saw an 11% reduction in the total cost of care , the companies announced. Five in six (84%) Atrium Health clinicians reported an improved documentation experience using Nuance DAX Copilot.

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American healthcare: The good, bad, ugly, future

Henry Kotula

As prices climb ever-higher, at least half of Americans can’t afford to pay their out-of-pocket medical bills, which remain the leading cause of U.S. Today, patients in minority populations receive unequal and inequitable medical treatment when compared to white patients. bankruptcy. healthcare over the past five years.

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Therapy Notes: How Does It Work and Is It Effective?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Reading Time: 6 minutes Mental health practitioners should consider a lot more than just the treatment of their patients when running a mental health clinic. ” “What features might be valuable to a therapist, mental health specialist, or professional counselor?” Centers for education.