Health Populi

APRIL 27, 2020

Beyond the physical and clinical aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic are financial hits that people are taking in the shutdown of large parts of the U.S. We learn about these fiscal hits from COVID-10 from the latest Health Tracking Poll from Kaiser Family Foundation , published 24 April 2020. Some 1 in 2 people in the U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 7, 2020

Total jobs lost in the COVID-19 pandemic, starting from the utterance of the “P” word, has been in the I.S. consumers’ financial health in the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumers are concerned about their ability-to-pay for all kinds of bills, shown in the bar chart. points from the previous week.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2020

A new survey of independent medical practices and billing companies has found that they are leaning heavily on telehealth to keep generating income. The survey, which was conducted by Kareo, connected with more than 600 medical practices and 140 medical billing companies. It found that one of […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Charlie Baker signed into law a wide-ranging bill that includes expanding access to telehealth after the COVID-19 public health emergency abates. At the beginning of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Baker enacted an emergency order requiring insurers to cover telehealth in order to help ensure provider and patient safety.

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Medisys Compliance

AUGUST 31, 2022

With the advent of COVID-19 pandemic, the cases of mental health has been increasing day by day. With the increase in the cases it is difficult for the medical practitioners to focus on the billing structure and then carry out the paperwork. Health billing for the behavioral industry. Billing under physiotherapy.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 1, 2024

Examples include: G2012 (telephone consultations) G2070 (remote evaluation of pre-recorded video) Key Considerations for Telehealth Billing Established vs. New Patients: Telehealth services can be billed for both established and new patients. However, these may change after December 31st, 2024. duration, and the nature of the visit.

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Medisys Compliance

MARCH 7, 2024

Impact on Medical Practices The introduction of new CPT codes in 2024 reflects emerging trends and advancements in healthcare. For example, the addition of codes for telehealth services underscores the growing importance of virtual care delivery, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Medisys Compliance

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A rise in cash flow and enhanced processes will improve the efficiency of the billing process, which comes merely with timely and effective denial management. After all, these complex tasks are supposed to be taken care of by the medical billing companies. It’s really not their fault, is it? Fret not, we have got your back!

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Bill of Health

JULY 20, 2022

decline in inpatient utilization (partially reflecting the sharp 2020 drop in overall hospital utilization due to COVID-19). This steady increase in prices can leave patients unable to pay their medical bills or access necessary medical care. increase in hospital prices and offset by a 15.4%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, patients often had to wait for hours in hospital and doctor's office waiting rooms. Best of all, in the era of COVID-19, cutting waiting room time means cutting the risk of exposure. When COVID-19 hit, all medical offices shut their lobby doors almost overnight.

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Medisys Compliance

JULY 13, 2022

Outsourcing your medical billing and coding operations to a revenue cycle company like Medisys Data Solutions can solve lot of staffing problems. To tackle this challenge healthcare financial leaders should shift their mindsets and think about medical billing vendors as their partners in growth.

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Medisys Compliance

MAY 17, 2022

Role of Telehealth During COVID-19. Telehealth has proved to be an effective option to fight the outbreak of COVID-19. Telehealth services played a major role in preventing, diagnosing, treating, and controlling diseases during the COVID-19 outbreak. Talk with Patient about Telehealth.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2021

householders that experienced COVID-19 expect their 2021 December holidays will be impacted in terms of reducing their holiday gift or decor spending, canceling holiday travel plans to see family or friends, or canceling holiday events, according to the 2021 Aflac Health Care Issues Survey. Aflac polled 1,003 U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2022

Year 3 into the COVID-19 pandemic, health citizens are dealing with coronavirus variants in convergence with other challenges in daily life: price inflation, civil and social stress, anxiety and depression, global security concerns, and the safety of their families.

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Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2020

The physical impact of COVID-19 is the first-line requiring quarantine in the #StayHomeSaveLives mode. Standard & Poors analysts developed a pandemic-economic model to gauge the potential medical costs in the insured U.S. Without assurance that these medical bills would be paid, there are people in the U.S.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 12, 2023

Patient debt is growing Currently, more than 100 million adults in America have healthcare debt, and many healthcare organizations are already operating on thin margins following the COVID-19 pandemic. This can lead to people going without needed care because of costs.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 8, 2022

Telehealth is witnessed high and low acceptance during COVID-19 pandemic last year, and it might play a key role in care delivery in 2022. For Telehealth services, every payer has unique billing guidelines and reimbursement policies, we can assist you in getting accurate reimbursements for your practice.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 2, 2021

By summer 2021, as the fourth wave of COVID-19 sobered people living in America to the long, long tail of the coronavirus pandemic, cost concerns were a bigger reason for people skipping health care than potential exposure to the virus, shown in the last chart.

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Medisys Compliance

MARCH 10, 2024

Trending Topics in Wound Care Billing Integration of Telehealth in Wound Care Services The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of telehealth in various medical specialties, including wound care. This is essential for ensuring accurate reimbursement and maintaining financial viability.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2022

health consumers are avoiding or delaying health care, replacing concerns about COVID-19, based on survey research from Qualtrics. The third chart tells us that patients-as-consumers would most likely sacrifice dining out, entertainment, and travel to be able to pay medical bills. Rising costs are the #1 reason U.S.

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Medisys Compliance

MAY 12, 2022

Running a financially stable medical practice is a challenging task. With the added challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in billing guidelines and reimbursement policies, things are getting tougher over time. Partner with a Medical Billing Company. Transparent Payment Policies.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 29, 2023

Over 19% of U.S. Caused primarily by the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses and doctors have left hospitals and healthcare clinics because of the dangerous, high-stress conditions. For HSE, RPA was able to process as many COVID cases in one hour as employees previously did in five days while also gaining more efficient and timely data.

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YouCompli

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The whistleblowers who initially reported the concerns claimed the E&M services were being submitted for encounters which occurred at the same time as patients’ COVID testing. The Justice Department also reported that the doctor instructed employees to bill for both COVID-19 testing, and high-level evaluation and management visits.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has further added to the challenge of transparency and patient life-flows for medical cost management which can erode trust and an engaging patient-provider relationship. Most commercial health plans have begun to pass COVID-19 medical costs on to patients, according to the latest Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.

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Medisys Compliance

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We at Medisys Data Solutions, the Best medical billing and coding company in the US , will be closely monitoring these and other activities that have an effect on doctors and other healthcare professionals. Conclusion.

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Health Populi

MAY 26, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating financial stress in America, hitting women especially hard, based on PwC’s 9th annual Employee Financial Wellness Survey COVID-19 Update. That is, until COVID-19 hit the service economy hard in the first quarter of 2020. workers, the first chart illustrates.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 25, 2022

One double-sided page features information about how to navigate the financial aspects of cancer treatment, including who to contact for help with medical bills. As the founder of a technology company focused on helping people afford their medical bills, I have spoken with many patients, physicians, nurses and financial analysts.

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Medisys Compliance

MARCH 10, 2022

It could also be necessary for someone with hepatitis C, fibromyalgia, long-haul COVID-19 or a variety of other complex chronic conditions. Many practices are already doing this work to take care of these patients, they just need to capture the right information so they can bill for it.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

According to a 2022 Nielsen survey, consumers indicate shifting priorities as COVID-19 transitions from a pandemic to an endemic presence in the United States. In an economy where inflation is impacting fuel, housing, and grocery prices, an unexpected medical bill can go from merely unforeseen to flat-out unfeasible for some.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

adults had problems paying medical bills, largely delaying care due to cost for a visit or for prescription drugs. Several new studies converge to further tells us that Americans are self-rationing, delaying, or otherwise avoiding care nearly one year into the COVID-19 public health crisis.

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AIHC

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Written By: Compliance Blogger This article addresses COVID testing and consent considerations for: healthcare organizations, nursing homes and business associates or non-healthcare workplaces. SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) continues to be a health risk to be mitigated by health care institutions and at the workplace.

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Health Populi

JUNE 29, 2022

And workers (whether self-employed or otherwise) were more likely to take COVID-19 precautions such as wearing a mask, physically distancing, and hand hygiene vs. the unemployed group int he study. Regular exercise was also more prominent among working people compared with those not working. That big nut would be $315,000.

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AIHC

MAY 2, 2022

Coming at the back-end of a long period of adversity due to COVID-19 and an already challenging economic environment for hospitals and healthcare systems, we see a new wave of consolidation, invention, and innovation. Remote Working The COVID-19 necessitated revenue cycle team members to adopt work-from-home models.

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Medisys Compliance

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to several temporary changes to telehealth regulations, and it is important to stay informed about their current status. Federal Regulations: Federal regulations have also evolved to accommodate telehealth services.

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Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2020

consumers said how well a brand responds to the COVID-19 pandemic will have a “huge impact” on the likelihood to buy that brand in the future–and at the same time, 69% of Americans believe brands that people believe put profits before people during the pandemic would lose their trust “forever.” In the U.S.,

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Health Populi

MARCH 22, 2022

. “Medical debt is the most common collection tradeline reported on consumer credit records,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau called out in a report published March 1, 2022. Consumers’ complaints about medical debt collectors spiked way up during the COVID-19 pandemic, as shown in the line chart.

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AIHC

MAY 10, 2022

With expert revenue cycle team members already in short supply and the mandate to get all employees vaccinated for COVID-19, hospitals and healthcare systems are losing employees due to resignations and terminations. The labor shortage is not going away quickly, and reimbursements will continue to decline.

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