Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 24, 2021

One of the most interesting topics in healthcare right now is SDoH (Social Determinants of Health). It’s a topic we’ve been discussing for a number of years, but many things are forcing the issue into a light that it had never seen before.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

The online program will cover a range of topics and best practices, including workflow, regulatory considerations and health equity. The topics covered in the certificate program include: Barriers and opportunities of teleprimary care. Operations, workflow and productivity in the ambulatory setting.

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MRO Compliance

MAY 12, 2023

By improving interoperability and data sharing between these two stakeholders, MRO reduces delays, duplication, and administrative burdens for both sides of the healthcare reimbursement and quality equation. Garbage in our systems results in poor information quality for backend functions and continuing care.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 24, 2023

The selections feature topics ranging from an analysis of the approval and marketing of biosimilars with a skinny label and their associated Medicare savings, to a discussion of the Philips Respironics recall and the need for reforms to U.S. Below are the citations for papers identified from the month of February. JAMA Health Forum.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 21, 2023

The selections feature topics ranging from an analysis of patent challenges by generic manufacturers on brand-name inhalers, a discussion of the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Below are the citations for papers identified from the month of March. public investment in the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. JAMA Health Forum.

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Medisys Compliance

JUNE 20, 2023

This article aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of these codes, their requirements, documentation guidelines, and strategies for optimizing reimbursement. Additionally, reporting the time spent on each service is vital for proper reimbursement. Each patient receives individualized attention during the session.

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Medisys Compliance

JANUARY 21, 2024

Beyond Billing: Other Relevant Topics The omnibus bill goes beyond coding and reimbursement. Ensure accurate and timely claim submission to maximize reimbursements. Payer Audits and Scrutiny: Payers may initially scrutinize claims for new services more closely. Handle the complexities of new documentation requirements.

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Hall Render

APRIL 4, 2024

The Requestor’s services further include offering physician practices training related to the Medicare Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (“MIPS”), which could result in higher Medicare reimbursement to the Requestor’s clients.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The survey covered topics such as deal volume, valuations, industry opportunities, and sectors of opportunity for startups. . – GSR Ventures, an early-stage digital health investment firm with over $3.5B Key Findings of the report include: – Investment Trends: About 62.5%

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 23, 2022

The second track will identify an additional eight startups to participate in a high-touch, eight-week incubator concentrated on curating introductions to key potential U.S. customers through both one-on-one and group sessions.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2023

I’m happy (and kind of sad) to say that are predictions of the top topics were what we predicted in our HIMSS 2023 preview. The two biggest themes at HIMSS are the two topics that are top of mind at most healthcare organizations: workforce and revenue. The excitement for these technologies is palpable.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Performance-Linked Reimbursement and the Uncertainty of Novel Drugs. Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues. Mitra-Majumdar M, Kesselheim AS.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

But often CME conferences have topics centered around traditional healthcare. Also, after being in healthcare for a decade, the topics are familiar and unless you’re in academia and research, probably not always that impactful on your medical practice day-to-day. CME conferences are great. Read on to see why you should attend.

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Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

Hospitals and stakeholders should review whether they are in a county affected by the updated delineations and assess any potential impact on Medicare reimbursements. A common consequence of these updated labor market delineations includes changes to the wage index applicable to hospital reimbursement.

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AIHC

MAY 7, 2024

Written by Corliss Collins, BSHIM, RHIT, CRCR, CSM, CCA, CBCS, CPDC Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) are hot topics in the healthcare industry.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 22, 2023

This was the highest level of self-rationing care due to cost the pollster has found since its inaugural study on the topic in 2001. “Self-care” will take on many meanings and product/service iterations that may be outside of mainstream FDA-regulated and commercially reimbursed care. adults in November and December 2022.

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Medisys Compliance

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As they focus on helping clients, it’s essential to ensure that their billing and reimbursement processes are accurate and efficient. These codes are the key to ensuring proper reimbursement for the valuable services you provide. Describe the group dynamics, goals, and topics covered during each session.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Part of that job is to create guidance on rules, regulations, and standards established by the CMS to ensure healthcare providers and organizations comply with federal laws related to healthcare delivery, reimbursement, and patient care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2020

Although licensure waivers have been of particular importance during the COVID-19 pandemic, Claudia Duck Tucker, vice president of government affairs at Teladoc, predicted that, on that topic, at least, "everything will go back to pre-COVID." Such a permanent change, said Tucker, has "broad support and bipartisan support."

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

In the realm of healthcare, fostering a culture of compliance is a topic of utmost importance. Financial Viability: Non-compliance can result in financial setbacks, including fines, loss of reimbursement, and increased operational costs. Reward proactive behavior.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | June 15, 2023 News How one practice's EHR helped offset its declining Medicare reimbursements The all-in-one practice management system reduced the amount of time a patient needs to spend in.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2023

Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: Can you share your own personal experience with care outside of the hospital or clinic? Are you worried that the potential decline in telehealth (due to reimbursements rolling back to pre-pandemic status) will impact patient experience?

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Natalia Mazina

APRIL 25, 2023

Medicare reimbursement cut In 2018, CMS implemented a 28.5% Hospitals subject to the reductions sued the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) in federal district court, alleging that HHS did not have the authority to reduce 340B reimbursement rates. Ultimately, the hospitals prevailed in the Supreme Court.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2023

The necessity of telehealth has been a hot-button topic in healthcare discussions since the care modality went mainstream during the pandemic. Telehealth has been a game changer in that there has been added flexibility for patients and families.

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AIHC

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Part 1 is an overview of challenges many health care leaders face with shifting reimbursement. Introduction Reimbursement has been shifting to value-based reimbursement models over the past years, labeled Value-Based Care or VBC. What type of change is being demanded of leadership?

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Hall Render

JUNE 12, 2023

Information regarding related party transactions and associated reimbursement structures. If you have questions or would like additional information about this topic, please contact: Sean Fahey at (317) 977-1472 or sfahey@hallrender.com ; Brian Jent at (317) 977-1402 or bjent@hallrender.com ; or Your regular Hall Render attorney.

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Medisys Compliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The term ‘medical billing for small practices’ encompasses a wide array of topics that are crucial for these healthcare providers. This process includes coding the procedures and diagnoses, submitting claims to insurance companies, and ultimately receiving reimbursement for the provided services.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Additional IT concerns — “aligning IT with maximizing value-based care reimbursements,” “provider burnout related to EHR burden and inefficiency,” and “IT service failures (i.e. Aligning with industry hot topic concerns, cybersecurity (23%) took the No. 2 ranking for IT budget prioritization. According to the U.S.

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Hall Render

JUNE 15, 2022

The Court’s opinion rejected HHS’s argument that courts were barred from reviewing the agency’s setting of the challenged reimbursement rates and held that HHS’s failure to conduct the statutorily required survey in 2018 and 2019 barred the agency from changing reimbursement rates only for 340B hospitals in those years. Background.

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YouCompli

AUGUST 10, 2022

Recently, I spoke on this topic at the SCCE’s 2022 Compliance, Ethics, and Organizational Culture Conference. Medicare may have a published policy that explains what is considered medically necessary for reimbursement purposes. But a physician may feel the service is in the best interest of the patient even if it is not reimbursed.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

says that Congress recently permitted another two years of reimbursed televisits. But at least one type of value-based care is getting reimbursed: digital monitoring for behavioral care. These interventions allow clinical settings to be reimbursed for work done by nutritionists and other staff under the doctor’s supervision.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 19, 2020

ATA's thought leaders can help providers better follow fast-evolving regulatory policies and reimbursement rules and chart best practices for integration of telehealth into clinical workflows, financial modeling and more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2022

We are currently collaborating with another health system to learn from their findings on this topic. Support from policy makers is key to ensure that telehealth appointments continue to be reimbursed. Even if electricity usage were to increase, it would not be large enough to offset the gains from avoided travel mileage.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It was the topic of countless articles, reports and even court cases. Because every touch negatively impacts margin and with the continuing growth in costs to deliver care and the declining reimbursement every penny counts. Matt Seefeld, EVP of MedEvolve Artificial intelligence (AI) dominated the headlines in 2023.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

With declining reimbursements, providers are doing everything they can to make up the difference. He has been invited to speak at numerous national healthcare events on the topics of payment policy, compliance, practice management, and rehabilitation economics. Doing so helps company culture and safeguards from overbilling.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

" Among the topics he'll discuss in Orlando next month: how to go about designing a care-continuum approach that incorporates virtual care, and how telehealth should be incorporated into other care delivery models to get the most from its potential.

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Health Law Blog

APRIL 23, 2020

The Joint Commission page contains topical coverage of a variety of COVID-19 issues that are being faced by health care providers. The page contains an interesting section highlighting stories from health care workers who are working on the front lines of the battle against the virus. The Joint Commission offers some really good content.

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