HIT Consultant

MAY 1, 2022

As a whole, medical errors cost $20 billion per year. If we examine billing alone, about 80% of medical bills contain an error. The average cost of turnover across all healthcare positions is around $60,000 , and since 2015, the average hospital has turned over 89% of its workforce. Automation reduces humor error.

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Medical Billing Hospitals 98

HIT Consultant

MAY 9, 2022

Digital documentation can be sent to patients via email or text and allow patients to stay up to date on their medications and better plan for future appointments. Moving to a digital-first approach for filing and approving medical claims can yield efficiency benefits for both payers and providers.

FDA 98

FDA COVID-19 Public Health Compliance 98

Health Populi

OCTOBER 3, 2018

This coverage line item is fast-growing, from the 27% low mark in 2015 of large companies covering telemedicine to 63% in 2017 and 74% in 2018. An example of this is the employer-aimed Fitbit program, Fitbit Care , aiming to enable covered employees to change health behaviors and ultimately move the needle on costs and better health.

Telemedicine 66

Telemedicine Health Insurance Medical Billing 66

Kaiser Health News

MAY 4, 2022

About 27% of companies with 500 or more employees covered IVF in 2020, up from about 24% in 2015, according to Mercer , a consulting firm. Bill of the Month is a crowdsourced investigation by KHN and NPR that dissects and explains medical bills. Do you have an interesting medical bill you want to share with us?

Doctors 73

Doctors Medical Billing Patient Advocacy Health Insurance 73

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

The data was exposed online between August 2015 and July 2018. Read More… Montefiore Medical Center Montefiore Medical Center is a non-profit hospital system based in New York City. In May 2015, the New York Police Department notified the medical center about the theft of patient data.

HIPAA 85

HIPAA Ransomware Hospitals Compliance 85

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2018

Half of under-insured adults had problems with medical bills or debt, and 2 in 5 said they did not get needed healthcare due to cost. One-fourth of insured Americans, about 41 million people, were defined as under-insured in late 2016, double the 2003 rate when The Fund began to poll on this question.

Health Insurance 54

Health Insurance Public Health Medical Billing Medicaid 54

Medisys Compliance

JANUARY 20, 2022

In 2015, Medicare began paying separately under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for CCM services furnished to Medicare patients with multiple chronic conditions. To know more about our Medicare billing and coding services, contact us at info@medisysdata.com/ 302-261-9187.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare Medical Billing Outsourcing Medical Billing 52

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Since reaching a relative high regard in 2015, the pharma industry reputation among consumers has declined each year since to the low this year with 58% of Americans having a negative view. from Gallup’s 2019 survey into Americans’ Views of U.S. Business Industry Sectors.

Pharmaceutical Industry 66

Pharmaceutical Industry Governance Health Insurance Medical Billing 66

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

The research found that peoples’ exposure to clinician quality information doubled between 2010 and 2015, and more consumers sought quality metrics — albeit, with differences across sub-groups of people (e.g., In the article to which this assertion ties , Harris Meyer talks about the growing push for price regulation in the U.S.

ACA 102

ACA Health Insurance Prescription Drug Pricing Bioethics 102

Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

Maryland’s medical cannabis industry hit $600M in revenue. Understanding new protections against surprise medical bills. Pharma trade group blasts Baker’s drug-pricing bill. Mississippi to award new forgivable loan programs for health-related degrees for first time since 2015. Were you overcharged?

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses 40

Hall Render

DECEMBER 22, 2023

911 dispatchers couldn’t understand them OKLAHOMA Children’s hospital in Oklahoma second in country with new therapy technology OU Health receives federal grant to support telemedicine for rural stroke patients OREGON Legacy Health sells medical office building for $60.5M

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Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 Hospitals 40