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Billing Staffers Look for Better Reporting Functionality from Medical Billing Software

Healthcare IT Today

A new survey looking at billing trends found that respondents hope to see better reporting functionality from their medical billing software.

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Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

Healthcare IT Today

A survey from digital health platform Babylon found that 46% of Americans have gone into debt from their medical bills , while 34% are currently struggling to pay their medical and insurance bills. Patient relationship management platform Equiva unveiled its Connected Home Health Hub.

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Practices Switch to Telehealth In Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic

Healthcare IT Today

A new survey of independent medical practices and billing companies has found that they are leaning heavily on telehealth to keep generating income. The survey, which was conducted by Kareo, connected with more than 600 medical practices and 140 medical billing companies.

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Flurry of AI, Partnerships, and New Features Announced at Epic UGM

Healthcare IT Today

Explaining Medical Bills. An AI-powered chatbot will be available in the future through Epic’s Hello World platform that will help explain complex medical bills to patients. Early response has been positive with some patients commenting how the generated responses are more empathetic than prior communications.

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Sicker Consumers Are More Willing to Share Health Data

Health Populi

People dealing with chronic conditions are keener to share personally-generated data than people that don’t have a chronic disease, Deloitte’s 2018 Survey of U.S> > Health Care Consumers learned. Specifically, 50% of health consumers search to see their providers are in-network, to avoid surprise medical bills.

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5 Strategies to Improve Healthcare Billing for Both Patients and Practices

Healthcare IT Today

According to one survey on healthcare payment plans, 90.7 When patients have questions about their medical bills, offer support over a variety of communication channels like live chat, text, email, or IVR. percent of patients would be interested in using payment plans in the future. Provide enhanced support. About Blake Walker.

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Transparency Ecosystem in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

According to a 2022 Nielsen survey, consumers indicate shifting priorities as COVID-19 transitions from a pandemic to an endemic presence in the United States. In an economy where inflation is impacting fuel, housing, and grocery prices, an unexpected medical bill can go from merely unforeseen to flat-out unfeasible for some.