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Chicago Social Worker Indicted for Telehealth Medical Billing Fraud

Telebehavioral Health Institute

million for medical billing fraud from Medicare. Execution of Medical Billing Fraud Scheme To execute the scheme, one of the purportedly organized breakfast meetings for senior facility residents, often featuring guest speakers or group activities. through these claims.

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Chicago Social Worker Indicted for Telehealth Medical Billing Fraud

Telebehavioral Health Institute

million for medical billing fraud from Medicare. Execution of Medical Billing Fraud Scheme To execute the scheme, one of the purportedly organized breakfast meetings for senior facility residents, often featuring guest speakers or group activities. through these claims.

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How Reducing Confusion Can Ease Medical Billing Stress for Employees

Healthcare IT Today

As plan participants delay making necessary and preventive appointments, as well as not taking their medications, it inevitably leads to more expensive, emergent needs for care. Employers and plan sponsors can address the problem with a number of strategies. How Employers and Plan Sponsors Can Help .

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Addressing Challenges in Medical Billing

HealthStream

Effective communication strategies and processes remain the best way to optimize revenue cycle and collections. While much of healthcare is in flux, the importance of helping patients to understand their financial responsibilities remains constant.

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5 Strategies to Improve Healthcare Billing for Both Patients and Practices

Healthcare IT Today

When patients have questions about their medical bills, offer support over a variety of communication channels like live chat, text, email, or IVR. He started Inbox Health out of his own frustration paying medical bills, and saw it immediately as an experience problem that needed fixing. Provide enhanced support.

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The Patient as Prescription Drug Payer – The GoodRx Playbook

Health Populi

Patients have more financial skin-in-their-healthcare-games facing high-deductibles and direct out-of-pocket costs for medical bills…including prescription drugs. You can download the paper at this link. The post The Patient as Prescription Drug Payer – The GoodRx Playbook appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Patients Growing Health Consumer Muscles Expect Digital Services

Health Populi

These study respondents had also visited a doctor or hospital and paid a medical bill in the past year. One-third of these patients had a health care bill go to collections in the past year, according to Cedar’s 2019 U.S. 50% want clearer, easier-to-understand medical bills.