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New Medical Billing Codes You Should Know About

by Jim Collins, President of Medcare MSO 03/16/2023 Leave a Comment

Physicians need to keep their billing and coding right to ensure seamless reimbursements from payers. Similarly, they should stay updated with the latest coding changes to keep their revenue cycle intact. In addition, running a successful medical practice is a daunting task as the providers need to stay updated with the industry guidelines. The year 2023 is bringing changes in medical codes to help providers reduce their burden and streamline patient care. So, providers need to stay focused on
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Generative AI Enters Healthcare with First Major Rollout that will Support 140+ Hospitals and 15,000+ Physicians

by Syed Hamza Sohail 03/02/2023 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: - Abridge, the leader in AI-powered medical documentation, announced a partnership with The University of Kansas Health System that will mark the most significant rollout to date of generative AI in healthcare. - Abridge has already helped more than 2,000 clinicians and served more than 200,000 patients. By delivering a solution that optimizes patient-provider communication, the new partnership has the potential to serve and support more than 1,500 practicing
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Included Health, Solv Partner to Connect Virtual & In-Person Care

by Jasmine Pennic 02/09/2023 Leave a Comment

Included Health, Solv Partner to Connect Virtual & In-Person Care

What You Should Know: - Solv today announced the launch of Solv Final Mile Network, the first solution to bridge the gap from online navigation and virtual care to in-person, local medical care across the country. - Built on the scale of Solv’s national network of providers, Solv Final Mile technology makes continuity of the patient care journey possible, by eliminating the friction between digital care and same-day, in-office visits for providers and their patients. Included Health, a
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Why It’s Time for Intelligent Prior Authorization

by Alina M. Czekai, MPH, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Cohere Health 02/09/2023 Leave a Comment

It’s Time for Intelligent Prior Authorization

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a new rule to advance interoperability and improve the prior authorization (PA) process for Medicare and Medicaid patients. Specifically, the rule stipulates that health plans adopt electronic prior authorization processes, adhere to shorter turnaround times, clearly communicate denial reasons, publish key metrics annually, and implement the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Application Programming Interface
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Why Speech Therapy is an Effective Treatment to Counter the Health Challenge of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)

by Avivit Ben-Aharon, M.S.Ed., M.A. CCC SLP, Founder and Clinical Director, Great Speech 12/29/2022 Leave a Comment

Why Speech Therapy is an Effective Treatment to Counter the Health Challenge of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)

Over recent years, the virtual speech therapy delivery model has intersected with a host of healthcare disruptions -- value-based care delivery, the COVID-19 pandemic and the influence of social determinants of health (SDoH) have reshaped healthcare delivery. There has been a seismic move away from a provider-centric delivery model to a patient-centric model. This innovation has been made much easier with the ever-present catalyst of technology and its increased patient acceptance. Speech
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Digital Health Adoption Reaches New Heights Among Physicians

by Syed Hamza Sohail 09/15/2022 Leave a Comment

Digital Health Adoption Reaches New Heights Among Physicians

What You Should Know: - Physicians are increasingly seeing the advantages of digital health solutions since 2016 when the American Medical Association (AMA) first investigated the motivations, requirements, and uses of digital health technology among physicians. - New AMA digital health research released today shows increased rates of digital health adoption among physicians, provides deep insight into the essential qualities that physicians expect from digital health
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Health Data Privacy: Majority of Patients Demand Accountability, Transparency

by Syed Hamza Sohail 07/28/2022 Leave a Comment

Health Data Privacy: Majority of Patients Demand Accountability, Transparency

What You Should Know: - A new examination of patient perspectives on health data privacy illustrates unresolved tension over the eroding security and confidentiality of personal health information in a wired society and economy. - More than 92% of patients believe privacy is a right and their health data should not be available for purchase, according to a survey released by the American Medical Association (AMA). Privacy and Health Information Accessibility The survey of 1,000
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Quality Improvement: Eliminating the Silo Effect in Healthcare Organizations

by Vikram Savkar, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Medicine Segment of the Health Learning, Research & Practice business at Wolters Kluwer 07/05/2022 Leave a Comment

Quality Improvement: Eliminating the Silo Effect in Healthcare Organizations

The healthcare industry has always been under pressure to find ways to provide consistently improving patient satisfaction and outcomes in the face of a rapidly changing medical and regulatory environment. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pressure has only accelerated; improvement in patient outcomes now can mean the difference between viability and non-viability for a hospital system.  Collaboration is key to the ability to improve patient outcomes. Without all of the teams
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Breaking Down the Implications of New No Surprises Act Regulations

by Lynne Rinehimer, Esq, GRC Sales Engineer and Compliance SME for symplr 06/17/2022 Leave a Comment

Breaking Down the Implications of New No Surprises Act Regulations

The importance of the No Surprises Act (NSA) cannot be overstated, as surprise medical bills have long been burdensome for patients in the U.S. healthcare system. In fact, more than half of all U.S. consumers have received an unexpectedly large medical bills.  The purpose of the No Surprises Act is to prevent surprise out-of-network bills, often for emergency services. For example, if your appendix bursts while at work, you would be rushed to the nearest hospital for an emergency
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The No Surprises Act: How Payers Can Stay Compliant

by Michael Gardner, Chief Strategy Officer at Virsys12 06/13/2022 Leave a Comment

The No Surprises Act: How Payers Can Stay Compliant

As the healthcare system continues to evolve to adopt a more patient-centric approach, surprise billing has become a topic discussed by consumers and policymakers. Surprise billing can occur when a patient unknowingly receives care from providers that are outside their network. This can result in balance billing, the practice of billing a patient the difference between what their health plan covers and what the provider charges. Unfortunately, these bills are often the result of care provided in
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