Health Populi

MAY 5, 2019

This is what rationing health care looks like in America: one in two people in families dealing with a chronic health condition have difficulty affording paying medial bills before meeting a deductible, unexpected medical bills, co-payments for prescription drugs, co-payments for physician visits, and/or their monthly health insurance premium.

Health Insurance 98

Health Insurance Medical Billing Governance 98

Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2018

I recently wrote about financial toxicity discussing a study from IQVIA Institute on the 2017 prices for oncology drugs, with all new treatments exceeding $100,000 price tags in 2017 and a median price of about $150,000 for a year’s therapy. The second chart illustrates patient-borne costs for early stage breast cancer.

Doctors 89

Doctors Medical Billing Hospitals Health Insurance 89

Jane Sarashon

APRIL 14, 2025

An historic sidebar: read this origin story of Jean Nidetch here in a 2017 New York Times essay – it’s a great yarn that still rings all too true in the swipe-left-online-dating era].

Medicaid 59

Medicaid Medicaid Medicare Medicare 59

Medisys Compliance

JULY 27, 2022

In the CY 2017 PFS Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) modified coding and reporting of procedural services that include moderate sedation as an inherent part of the service, including for screening colonoscopies. These provisions are effective for services furnished on or after January 1, 2011.

Medical Billing 52

Medical Billing Medical Billing Outsourcing ACA Medicare 52

Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Most say, “no,” a proportion falling from the high of 47% “yes” in 2017 to 40% this year. Note that over one-half of people who were ill had serious problems paying at least one type of medical bill, from hospitals and prescription drugs to the doctor’s office and ambulance services.

Governance 73

Governance Medical Billing Medicaid Medicaid 73

Health Populi

MARCH 22, 2018

The line chart illustrates data from an NBER study published in 2017 in the American Economic Journal , The Economic Consequences of Hospital Admissions , which shows that for working age adults with health insurance, hospital admission increase out-of-pocket medical spending unpaid medical bills and bankruptcy, and reduce income.

Hospitals 67

Hospitals Health Insurance Medical Billing 67

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

In 2019, ”cost” for health consumers translates into the premium, deductible, out-of-pocket spending, and surprise medical bills — an issue that’s getting a lot of attention in U.S. politics both at the Federal and State levels. Indeed, it seems that in the eyes of health consumers, “It’s the deductible, stupid.”.

Federal Policy 79

Federal Policy Health Insurance Medical Billing 79

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The consumer-as-medical-bill-payor is now looking at foods with health benefits, first and foremost for heart health. Food stores gained in trust between 2017 and 2018, illustrating the opportunity that a consumer’s favorite grocery store can leverage in a trusted relationship with a person keen on health.

Doctors 124

Doctors Nurses Public Health Medical Billing 124

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

98% of Americans rank paying their medical bills is an important pain point in their patient journey, according to Embracing consumerism: Driving customer engagement in the healthcare financial journey , from Experian Health. Experian surveyed 1,000 consumers in September 2017 for this study.

Health Insurance 63

Health Insurance Medical Billing Medicaid Medicaid 63

HIT Consultant

JUNE 20, 2023

According to the report, HIPAA violations surged by 39% between 2017 and 2021 and the number of large healthcare data breaches (those affecting 500 or more records) rose by 58%. More than 5,000 incidents were reported, compromising more than 382 million healthcare records and surpassing the population of the United States by 1.2

HIPAA 93

HIPAA Compliance Medical Billing 93

HIT Consultant

MAY 9, 2022

When it comes to patient billing, healthcare consumers have come to expect and desire digital payment solutions. While 86 percent of patients still receive paper medical bills, 68 percent of healthcare consumers prefer electronic payment options, according to survey results released by Instamed in 2017.

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. Three in four large firms covers telemedicine in 2018, KFF found.

Telemedicine 66

Telemedicine Health Insurance Medical Billing 66

Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

In addition to paying for “my” medical bills, most people in the U.S. also say that income inequality and inadequate social services significantly contribute to high medical spending for every health citizen in the nation. This year’s poll was conducted in September 2019 and included input from 2,001 U.S.

Single Payer Health Care 54

Single Payer Health Care Medical Billing Health Care Reform Governance 54

Health Populi

AUGUST 29, 2018

Springsteen’s lyrics preach it like a patient facing healthcare sticker shock, an out-of-control medical bill caused by out-of-network or costs-without-insurance: The times are tough now, just getting tougher. This whole world is rough, it’s just getting rougher. Cover me, come on baby, cover me.

ACA 48

ACA Health Insurance Medical Billing Public Health 48

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

As of November 15, 2017, ASCs are being surveyed on the new requirements of a September 2016 final rule. ASC billing teams are informed and compliant. About Isaac Smith Isaac is a highly accomplished healthcare professional with over 13 years of experience in healthcare administration, medical billing and coding, and compliance.

Compliance 52

Compliance Medicare Medicare Medical Billing 52

Health Law RX

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Ransomware Settlement In October 2023 (also Cybersecurity Awareness Month), OCR entered into the Ransomware Settlement with Doctors’ Management Services (DMS), a medical management company that provides a variety of administrative services, such as medical billing and payor credentialing.

HIPAA 52

HIPAA Ransomware Compliance Medicaid 52

AIHC

MARCH 2, 2023

I remember actually defining my objectives in 2017 with one of the classes through AIHC. The most challenging aspect of having my own medical billing and consulting company was working with people. Please read Becoming a Resilient Leader During Trying Times written by Joanne Byron.

Compliance Officers 52

Compliance Officers Compliance Fraud Medical Billing 52

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

In OCR’s last round of HIPAA audits in 2016 and 2017, most audited entities were not fully compliant with this important Security Rule provision, as they had either failed to conduct a HIPAA-compliant risk analysis, had not conducted one frequently enough, or their risk analyses were not comprehensive and/or accurate. million penalty.

HIPAA 85

HIPAA Ransomware Hospitals Compliance 85

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

deaths due to accidents, accidental overdoses, and suicide in 2017. Patients-as-consumers increasingly expect retail-enchanting service levels from health care – especially as patients pay medical bills increasingly out-of-pocket. It is a critical time for the U.S. Convenience isn’t just a nice-to-have: it has economic ROI.

Doctors 83

Doctors Licensing Hospitals Governance 83

Med Law Blog

MAY 1, 2023

We saw that issue up close last year as the committee considered the role of PE firms in the increase of patients receiving surprise medical bills.” Additional Investigative and Enforcement Activity In 2017, a whistleblower suit was filed against Surgery Partners, Inc. Hahnemann Hospital and St. in United States ex rel.

Nursing Homes 52

Nursing Homes Malpractice Hospitals Nurses 52

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2018

The Commonwealth Fund’s Issue Brief published October 2017 asks, “How Well Does Insurance Coverage Protect Consumers from Health Care Costs?” 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. ” The answer: not well.

Health Insurance 54

Health Insurance Public Health Medical Billing Medicaid 54

Jane Sarashon

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Peoples’ highest ratings of industry in American occurred in 2017 when nearly 50% of people gave business a very or somewhat positive grade. And, as long as patients are medical bill payers, ensure that value-based care is designed and delivered based on peoples’ personal sets of values and sense of value.

Prescription Drug Pricing 52

Prescription Drug Pricing Health Insurance Medical Billing Doctors 52

Health Populi

MAY 22, 2018

families could not afford to pay $1,000 for an emergency medical bill in one study; in another, that inability to pay is as low as a $400 emergency to cover. in March 2018 — roughly the rate of growth of healthcare spending for a family of four between 2017 and 2018, as the Milliman Medical Index noted.

Hospitals 91

Hospitals Health Insurance Medicare Medicare 91

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2018

by the fourth quarter of 2017, up 1.3 2017 reversed advancements in health insurance coverage increases since the advent of the Affordable Care Act, and for the first time since 2014 no states’ uninsured rates fell. I’m just the messenger – this was the Gallup poll’s finding from December 2017.

Health Insurance 75

Health Insurance Prescription Drug Pricing Medical Billing Governance 75

Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

Vincent reopens Westside Crossing Walk-In Care Indiana’s 2017 abortion law violates free speech, federal judge rules Ind. Parkview Hospitals Awarded ‘A’ In Hospital Safety Grades From Leapfrog Group New nurse apprenticeship program starts at Ascension St.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Medicaid 40

Hall Render

JANUARY 14, 2022

2nd Acquittal in Charges in 2017 Ohio Nursing Home Death. Biden administration to send medical teams to help overwhelmed hospitals in 6 states, including Ohio. Federal, Ohio laws against surprise medical billing go into effect. ND COVID cases spike in latest health dashboard.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 Vaccine 40