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ASC Coding and Billing: How Is It Different From Physician Medical Billing

Electronic Health Reporter

If you are involved in the healthcare industry, you must be familiar with the terms “ASC Coding and Billing” and “Physician Medical Billing.” By Isaac Smith, healthcare content strategist, Medcare MSO.

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Elation Health Acquires Medical Billing Company Lightning MD

Healthcare IT Today

The company recently announced the strategic acquisition of Lightning MD , a cloud-based medical billing and claims management company. ” Lightning MD is a convenient billing solution focused on user experience for independent medical practices. . Elation Health continues to expand its primary care offerings.

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. Neither of these explanations satisfies my current view of where I see the industry at this moment, and especially as I work through my forecast to 2030.

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Surprise, Surprise: Most Americans Have Faced a “Surprise” Medical Bill

Health Populi

Most Americans have been surprised by a medical bill, a NORC AmeriSpeak survey found. patients blamed doctors and pharmacies, although a majority of consumers still put responsibility for surprise healthcare bills on them (71% and 64% net). Who’s responsible? Plus ça change.

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Industry Voices—The case for arbitration in ending surprise medical bills

FierceHealthIT

An independent dispute resolution process could help insurers and doctors find a fair price without relying on the government to find the “right rate” that would not disrupt the delicate network of care.

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Health Care Finance Leaders Look to Cut Costs and Improve Patients’ Financial Experience — Think AI and Venmo

Health Populi

Another way to reduce costs of administration in health care operations is to move from paper to electronic formats — long overdue in the eyes of patients who are increasingly dealing with medical bill paying as payers for out-of-pocket expenses. Banks experience. The chart here illustrates U.S. AI can help here, too.

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Medical Debt: “The Debt of Necessity” – A Current U.S. Picture from the CFPB

Health Populi

consumer credit rating companies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — planned to remove medical bill collections that were under $500 from consumers’ credit reports. And, over one-half of patients have also sought information about medical bills. On April 11, 2023, three of the largest U.S.