Health Populi

JUNE 11, 2024

between 2023 and 2024, according to the 2024 Milliman Medical Index. Milliman also calculated that the largest driver of cost increase in health care, accounting for nearly one-half of medical cost increases, was pharmacy, the cost of prescription drugs, which grew 13% in the year.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The ban has been opposed by ACA International, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Medical Group Management Association, and the American Hospital Association. A Big Change There’s no question that the healthcare industry is experiencing a medical debt crisis.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 12, 2024

retiring in 2024 will need to bank $165,000 to pay for health care costs in retirement — a sum that does not include long-term care, Fidelity Investments advises us in the 23rd annual look at this always-impactful (and sobering) forecast. The post The Health Care Costs for Someone Retiring in 2024 in the U.S.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

feel their well-being or healing was negatively impacted by difficulty paying for their medical care. Welcome to the convergence of patients’ health care life with financial and retail lives, we learn from the 2024 Healthcare Financial Experience Study from Cedar. One in two consumers in the U.S. Cedar polled 1,239 U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 11, 2024

Healthcare IT Today asked 16 experts at ViVE 2024 this question. John summarized a HIMSS 2024 session focused on helping nurses respond to the call button and other in-room alerts by surfacing alerts from disparate devices in a single platform. About 40% of Americans owe money on medical bills.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 24, 2024

We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 1, 2024

Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: Director of Business Development – Healthcare Information Technology – Planet Technology Coding Manager – BMPG – Blount Memorial Hospital Patient Services Representative – Memorial West Clinic – INTEGRIS Health Senior MEDITECH Consultant – HCA (..)

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Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2024

As we start the month of April 2024 in the U.S., That’s twice as many patients who would prefer to pay their health care bills on doctor’s or provider’s websites versus online through their health plan’s website (19%). ‘Tis the season for J.P. Mailing a paper check?

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 3, 2024

Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: Senior Oracle Fusion Developer – ZOLL Medical Corporation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Seven Hills Hospital – Acadia Healthcare Group Director of Case Management – Global Care Management Machine Learning Scientist – Healthcare Predictive Modeling – (..)

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Congress can’t agree on much before the 2024 summer recess, there’s one bipartisan stroke of political pens in Washington, DC, that could provide some satisfaction for both patients and doctors: bring telehealth back to patients and providers permanently. Whether you’re a patient or a physician in the U.S., While the 118 th U.S.

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NiftyHMS

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The post How WhatsApp Automation Helps Clinics In 2024 first appeared on NiftyHMS. By integrating WhatsApp automation into clinic setup, clinics can enhance patient engagement, optimize workflows, and improve overall care delivery.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. Patients and health plan members continue evolving into medical bill payers, with their homes and budgets baked into the concept.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Health Populi’s Hot Points: According to the 2024 Healthcare Financial Experience Study from Cedar, 58% of U.S. consumers said paying a health care bill was stressful. ’| the CFO of Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, Vincent Tammaro, was quoted in the Cedar report.

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Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2024

He called out that, “In recent years, however, medical bills became the most common collection item on credit reports. ” ‘ The CFPB’s call-to-action on medical debt and consumer credit reports comes at a time when Americans now feel health care costs crowding out other aspects of household spending.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

While the digital health stakeholder community is convening this week at VIVE in Los Angeles to share innovations in health tech, NABIP has assembled health insurance leaders in Washington, DC, for the 2024 Capital Conference to focus on major health reform issues that are top-of-mind for health care payors — which in today’s U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Healthcare Data Quality Director – Cedar Gate Technologies Technical Analyst – HCA Healthcare System Administrator – Altimate Medical EHR Application Analyst – Prime Healthcare Practice Specialist – Oasis Health Partners Director of Nursing – CCOR Medical Billing Specialist – CommunityMed Family Urgent Care (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2024

Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: Informatics Clinician – Surescripts Chief Quality & Population Health Officer – Penobscot Community Health Care Patient Services Coordinator I – Lone Peak Dental Group EPIC Service Desk Analyst, FCH – Froedtert Health Director, Ambulatory Capacity Management (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2024

Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: Analytics Data Integration Developer – Senior (Remote) – UPMC Health Informatics Coordinator I – Huntington Beach Hospital Lead Engineer – Architect Health Epic EHR Application Analyst – Anumana Senior Product Manager, Data Governance – Verily Epic (..)

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

consumer survey in February and March, 2024. For more on women and health policy in the 2024 election cycle, you can explore the Open Letter on the site of Women Healthcare Leaders for Progress , of which I am one of several hundred signing the Letter. The data come out of Deloitte’s fielding of the U.S. The post 1 in 2 U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2025

” The company grew revenue nearly 250% YoY in 2024. The team is on a mission to simplify medical billing, allowing providers to focus on delivering quality care. With this Series C investment, Candid will look to expand its customer relationships with multi-site provider groups nationally.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2023

Explaining Medical Bills. An AI-powered chatbot will be available in the future through Epic’s Hello World platform that will help explain complex medical bills to patients. Early response has been positive with some patients commenting how the generated responses are more empathetic than prior communications.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2024

Originally announced February 29th, 2024

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

adults saying inflation has made it harder to pay medical bills. In particular, 21% of consumers with medical debt say the primary source of that debt was due to the bills from doctor visits. For example, the chart tells us that Walmart welcomes 37 million U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Partnerships California HHS designated nine Qualified Health Information Organizations to facilitate information exchange in the state starting in 2024. WebMD Ignite and Freshpaint are partnering to incorporate patient privacy into healthcare marketing services.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Read more… Harnessing AI for Smarter Medical Billing. Read more… Bonus Features for February 2, 2025: Only 14% of Americans confident with their health plan choice; hospitals end 2024 with 6% operating margins.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Section 405.2464(c) For instance, under the 2024 rules, providers were reimbursed approximately $146 per patient per month for RPM and CCM. The post How the 2025 PFS Final Rule Elevates Chronic Care Management and RPM in Medical Billing for FQHCs appeared first on DrKumo.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

OCTOBER 16, 2024

As we move into 2024, healthcare systems around the world face the daunting challenge of managing the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases. Integration with Electronic Health Records (EHR) In 2024, the integration of chronic care management services with EHR systems is essential. Don’t let your practice fall behind in 2024.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 12, 2024

continue to feel a “vibe-cession” malaise, based on the American Mindset July 2024 update from Dentsu’s Consumer Navigator research. People living in the U.S.

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2024

That’s the title of a new report that captures the results of a survey conducted in January 2024 among 1,516 employed Americans who received employer-sponsored health insurance.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The PDEI score is calculated by looking at how practices are using online tools for activities such as patient scheduling, paying bills, and viewing test results. The research tracked and measured the digital engagement of practices on the athenaOne network from 2021 to 2024.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

The deal only appears to involve the trade show – next slated for March 11-15, 2024 in Orlando – and makes no mention of smaller HIMSS events (in-person or online) or the Healthcare IT News or MobiHealthNews publications that HIMSS Media owns. News HIMSS is planning to sell its annual conference to Informa.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 26, 2024

Reversing this troubling trend calls for new tech-enabled billing and payment approaches that deliver personalized and increasingly digital patient financial experiences and remove other engagement and payment hurdles. Patients often find medical bills confusing and difficult to understand, making them hesitant to pay.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2024

Further, more than half (52%) of insured Americans said that paying for medical bills has been stressful, with nearly all of them (92%) claiming the stress has affected their physical and mental health. Originally announced August 6th, 2024 This figure increases to four in ten for those with a credit score of 669 or less.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2024

According to Krisi Hutson, Senior Director of Solutions at Availity , AI can help administrative staff from the front desk to the billing office negotiate the maze.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

there is still a negative feeling about the economy in a personal context, revealed in the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll for February 2024. — that across party ID, most voters are worried about the cost of health care services, unexpected medical bills, and the cost of prescription drugs.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2024

Fewer patients can afford to pay their medical bills. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for June 26, 2024: Several jobs for folks with Epic experience, along with a few roles in data analysis and informatics. Read more… A Tech-Driven Approach for Improving Patient Financial Engagement.

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