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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. AI can help here, too.

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

Health Populi

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. Patients are now front-line payors in the U.S.

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The Patient As the Payer: Self-Pay, Bad Debt, and the Erosion of Hospital Finances

Health Populi

So, patients-as-payers and health consumers told AKASA, which is in the business of revenue cycle management, that quality and choice were worth a premium or enhanced charge on their medical bill. Dr. Pearl’s perfect storm of 3 mega forces include, Healthcare inflation, expecting medical costs to grow by double-digits in 2023.

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David Maman and Divya Chander to Keynote CharmHealth Third Annual Innovation Challenge & Showcase

Digital Health Global

Maman’s management style and startup acumen led him to be named one of the “Top 40 Israeli Internet Startup Professionals” by The Marker Magazine and one of the “Top 40 under 40 – Most Promising Israeli Business Professionals” by Globes Magazine.

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Design, Empathy and Ethics Come to Healthcare: HXD

Health Populi

Amy wrote an important column in MM&M magazine called “ the Rise of the Health-Tech Ethicist ,” which I highly recommend you read. Julie discussed the Cleveland Clinic’s project on designing a better medical bill, detailing the organization’s design thinking on the inpatient journey and commitment to patient-centered care.

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The Affordable Care Act, and Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore It [UPDATE]

ACA Times

I wrote a five-part series about the ACA for “Construction Business Owners Magazine” in 2015. It meant that some employees skipped preventive medical care, resulting in a less healthy, productive workforce. million Americans went bankrupt in 2013 because of medical bills they were unable to pay.

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Weekender 5/18/18

HIStalk Weekender

I subscribed to Texture even before Apple bought the “Netflix for magazines” company a few weeks back. Its app offers current plus back editions of 200 magazines, allows downloading issues for offline reading, and presents a cool dashboard of new articles that your reading history suggests that you will like, all for $6.95

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