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How the No Surprises Act Affects Provider Directories

Provider Trust

When patients need care, they search through a provider directory to find someone in their healthcare network or plan that can provide them with the medical services they need. Unfortunately, provider directories are often riddled with inaccuracies. of the provider directory locations listed contained at least one inaccuracy.

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Rise of Retail Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities for Payers

HIT Consultant

Payers have the added complexity of managing accurate directories that include information about retail health centers, fragmented medical histories, and patient engagement. Retail health centers have the potential to change the landscape of healthcare delivery, but there are challenges to overcome.

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Health Systems Cite Telehealth as Top Tool to Improve Patient Access in 2022

HIT Consultant

Key findings from the report include: – Telehealth services and patient reminders were cited as the most utilized technology to improve patient access, followed by an online provider directory, online bill-pay and self-scheduling tools. Fraud Schemes in a Telehealth Era: What Healthcare Payers Should Know.

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What to Expect For Health/Care at CES 2024

Health Populi

The first diagram shows my evolving view on what I seek out at CES each year, from the traditional tracking of weight and activity to the mainstreaming of heart function and sleep, with the addition of the connected car for health and safety, and the smart kitchen and bathroom in the mix of health-at-home.

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No More Surprises: Automation Ensures Compliance, Mitigating Penalties

HIT Consultant

The NSA aims to make the cost of care more transparent and minimize surprise billing, which can cause significant financial burdens through higher out-of-pocket expenses and denied claims. Providers are experiencing administrative and payment-related challenges, and payers have to navigate delayed revenue recognition.

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The Redox Podcast 50: Navigating rapid cardiology practice acquisition with US Heart and Vascular’s Cheryl Rodenfels

Redox

What we’re finding is 90 to 95% of patients can stay out of the hospital unless they absolutely need open heart surgery. Let’s go get the best practices out of our organization and make that our standard and help bring everybody else so that, guess what? You know how much money sitting out with that?

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Health Provider News – August 19, 2022

Hall Render

Alabama midwives speak out against proposed regulations for birth centers. Health Affairs report shows Alaskans spent more out-of-pocket dollars on health care than residents in any other state in 2019. Florence Spyrow out as CEO of Northern Arizona Healthcare. KHA pushes for expansion of hospital payment program.