HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Even before the pandemic, barriers to care and prompt reimbursement were sprouting everywhere, from the widespread use of prior authorization to qualify for care, to documentation hassles, to paper-based claims and reimbursements that create unnecessary administrative burdens and delays in payment.

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

They are never seen in the same room at the same time, working as “Clark Kent and Superman” – tag-teaming with love, resilience, and faith. [To She spoke out to help others on how to fight for a PET scan, how to get your patient data when denied access, and how to advocate for yourself, among other self-taught and peer-to-peer honed skills.

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Patient Advocacy Health Insurance Nurses 174

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Given that the field is increasingly digitized and data-driven, health IT is responsible for collecting and analyzing social determinants of health (SDoH). Data can both call out SDoH and help to address its effects. They use claims data to track use of emergency rooms, medical equipment, and generic versus brand medications.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

A study by non-profit group FAIR Health suggests a 4,000% increase in telehealth claims across the country in the first few months of the pandemic. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Has telehealth hit the high watermark? Featured Decision Content:

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COVID-19 Telemedicine Hospitals Doctors 145

Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

The Washington State legislature passed House Bill 1155, aka the My Health, My Data Act , last week. The My Health, My Data Act defines “consumer health data” as “personal information that is linked or reasonably linkable to a consumer and that identifies a consumer’s past, present, or future physical or mental health.” First, the law.

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Medisys Compliance

AUGUST 23, 2022

The new standards and coding revisions, however, may have a detrimental effect on the reimbursement on the claims submitted. Effective tagging and medical billing administration serve as a helpful strategic target for all the medical practitioners out there as the healthcare business is now evolving dramatically.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2022

Note: Humblest apologies to Dr. Smart for typing her name wrong in the video and for not tagging her properly @KatharineSmart ]. Over the past few months, there has been a lot of data showing that the usage of telehealth is declining. #HITsm #CollisionConf pic.twitter.com/sXnGS4MUNy. Colin Hung (@Colin_Hung) June 22, 2022.

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Fraud Doctors Nurses Hospitals 87

Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

There’s a new data continuum with a shift in the relationship between the deliverers of services and their buyers. That data powers new relationships and programs, Marc explained. Marc then presented an intriguing, if disturbing (to me), bar chart of “the future value of your data.” Globally, that calculated to a value of $2.36

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HIPAA Health Insurance Doctors Medical Billing 98

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

To avoid penalties, maximize revenue, and accurately document claims, ASCs must understand these changes. Medicare Quality Reporting CMS mandates ASC quality data reporting. ASCA members can view an ASC-specific surveyor tag tool. ASCs must stay current on healthcare regulations that affect billing.

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Compliance Medicare Medicare Medical Billing 52

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

NATIONAL Amazon Pharmacy, One Medical pilot program integrates medication consultations Bad news for FTC’s noncompete ban Cigna to sell Medicare business to HCSC for $3.3B

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Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

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Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

fraud scheme Nursing home must face vaccine-related wrongful firing claim, but not $2M retaliation accusations Transgender woman sues employer, Harvard Pilgrim for discrimination MICHIGAN 48-unit senior housing development could go up next to Vicksburg Halls in Marysville Can ads help a Michigan nursing home fix a staffing crisis?

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Nursing Homes Nurses Ransomware COVID-19 40

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Griffin How profitable are Florida’s 1-star hospitals?

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

Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

So, quite a trend and these market leaders are aggregating data, conducting studies, creating new products and growing market share, revenue and profitability. Jon Cohen, the new CEO of Talkspace shared that, based upon their internal data analysis, men are less likely to start with video therapy than women.

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COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid Nurses 98

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

An open standard called FHIR, which was initially drafted in 2011, makes it easier than ever for legacy systems and new apps to exchange data. Additionally, FHIR offers a variety of alternatives for data exchange between systems. Data exchange proceeds more efficiently as a result, and it takes less time to new data exchange partners.

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HIPAA Medicaid Medicaid Compliance 52