FierceHealthIT

JULY 11, 2019

A House panel advanced a bipartisan bill to tackle surprise medical bills, but key differences with a Senate version remain over how to handle billing disputes.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But this distress gives employers (and their plan providers) an opportunity to bring clarity and relief to their employees and their families by simplifying their Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) statements, answering their questions, and showing them how to navigate their plans. .

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Health systems should prepare for the future today and start thinking not only about how to manage their traditional business model but also how to invest in and create new competing business models at the same time… Decision-makers could do better to turn their focus away from inpatient settings.”

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Mend

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Learn what the best patient financial solutions are and how to use them. While many industries have already gone digital, healthcare is still catching up when it comes to billing. Paper mail still leads for medical bills. Fifty-one percent of patients receiving a billing statement via the mail in 2021.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This can lead to unnecessary visits, improper billing, and confusing statements that leave patients feeling overwhelmed by medical bills. Compassionate Approach Patients facing medical bills can feel anxious. Train staff to approach billing inquiries with empathy and understanding.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

What does my doctor bill mean?” addresses medical bill literacy – the explanation of benefits wonkiness, the coinsurance and copayment concerns, and, simply put, what did the health insurance company cover? and “which doctor can I see?” deal with the in/out-of-network uncertainties.

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Mend

JUNE 8, 2022

Today, patients prefer convenient payment options to stay on top of medical bills. Here’s Why Your Practice Should Automate Medical Billing. There are several reasons why switching from paper to automated patient billing. And when you automate healthcare billing, your practice is doing your part.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2024

They also touched on how organizations should prepare for a move to the cloud. Read more… How Simplifying Medical Bills Improves Health Equity. Fewer than half of Americans understand how health insurance works , and are likely to skip care as a result.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2024

For further details on how to forecast the next couple of years for health and consumers, you can check out my post, the Health Populi TrendCast for 2025, here.

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Health Populi

JUNE 23, 2022

“Inflation is the big story,” the economics team at Morning Consult told us yesterday in a call on “How to Think Like An Economist.” An hour after the Morning Consult session, I brainstormed the topic of consumers-as-payers of medical bills and prescription drugs with GoodRx strategy leaders.

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Mend

AUGUST 22, 2022

Learn how to solve telehealth connectivity issues with the latest innovations in technology. If you’ve ever experienced telehealth connectivity issues, you already know how frustrating it can be for your practice. Another recent study shows that 91% of consumers prefer an electronic payment method for their medical bills.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

adults worry about unexpected medical bills, and another 2 in 3 are afraid they won’t be able to afford health care in 2021. Two-thirds of U.S. Beyond the short-to-mid-term, my broader more audacious objective and Health/care Holy Grail is to imagine a U.S.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Lawmakers are returning to work on Monday to a simmering fight over how to handle surprise medical bills, with the provider industry having spent the summer pushing hard for major changes.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Organizations today are struggling with how to get a grip on AI and apply the tool in their businesses: where and how much to invest? Eventually, he said, the medical bill needs to be contained. THINK: electricity and the open Internet, for examples. What is the business case for AI in our enterprise right now?

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TheraNest

MARCH 7, 2022

Credentialing – In order to bill to an insurance company, a provider must be credentialed with that payor, a process that can take months. . Technology Simplifies Medical Billing. With your billing tools integrated with your EHR, your claims process can achieve more in-full and on-time payments.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

EHR data is a prime target for cyber attackers, as it includes personal data and medical data that can be resold and used to perpetrate financial fraud, extortion, medical billing fraud, and illicit access to medication. Insecure medical devices can also be exploited to hurt patients and damage institutions.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Invest in staff training to equip your front desk to answer questions around how billing codes translate into dollar amount owed, why certain visits cost more or less than others, and how to navigate insurance coverage. Patients are comfortable paying their bills when confidence emanates from the front desk.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Patients are quickly becoming consumers who want frictionless digital payment options for their medical bills. This article explores the benefits of advanced patient pay solutions and how you can leverage this technology to drive results in your practice right now. How Advanced Patient Pay Solutions Can Benefit Your Practice.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

has known how to deliver. Unless these legislative proposals are signed into law by summer 2024, the nation will have lost precious time to assure health citizens and providers alike that they can receive health care when and how they need it. We have the opportunity to modernize U.S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The biggest cost problem is for people who are sick, Altman asserted: this is, as he observed, “the opposite of how a health system should work.” ” Health Populi’s Hot Points: As workers bear a greater financial risk for covering their and their families’ healthcare costs, how to bend that cost curve downward?

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

In addition to paying for “my” medical bills, most people in the U.S. also say that income inequality and inadequate social services significantly contribute to high medical spending for every health citizen in the nation. This year’s poll was conducted in September 2019 and included input from 2,001 U.S.

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TheraNest

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Medical billing codes are a hassle to keep up with and that includes place of service codes. Providers everywhere have to struggle to memorize billing codes that always seem to change, yet are vital to their receiving reimbursements from payers. With the right tools, providers can perfect their billing process.

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Mend

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This article will explore both of these elements, and how you can leverage them to improve patient satisfaction, retention, and more. How to Improve the Patient Financial Experience Through Text. Here’s how we do it at Mend: Patient Has Outstanding Balance. Mend integrates with your medical billing software.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

have been self-rationing medical care for many years, well before any of us knew what “PPE” meant or how to spell “coronavirus.” adults had problems paying medical bills, largely delaying care due to cost for a visit or for prescription drugs. Patients in the U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 21, 2018

On special event days, Cap One “members” can get free coffee and snacks, too; some of the events coming up at the Philadelphia branch included “Spend Smarter, How to Get More for Your Money;” “Building Your Savings;” and, “Navigating Life’s Twists and Turns.” Finance and fun?

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

A huge friction point we identified in our data-for-healthcare-good panel wrapping up the day is surprise medical billing due to patients’ unwitting use of out-of-network physicians and providers. Frictionless retail is also an important paradigm for health care, an industry rife with friction.

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Henry Kotula

APRIL 24, 2018

” However, the poll, conducted by the University of Chicago and the West Health Institute, found Americans fear large medical bills more than they do serious illness. And 53 percent received a bill that was higher than they expected. Although virtual visits are billed as more cost effective, new data suggest otherwise.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

By dismantling the barriers women have identified, together we can create a future where women don’t have to make the difficult choice between maintaining their health or maintaining their financial wellbeing.”

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Healthcare IT Today received a demo from Rajat Mukherji at Spectrum Enterprise on how to monitor network traffic in the hospital and at home – including temperature and humidity sensors in key locations. Bonus Features for September 24, 2023: 72% of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2024

Fewer patients can afford to pay their medical bills. Richard O’Rourke at Nordis Technologies described how customer communication management technology helps patients understand what they owe and shows them options for how to pay. Read more… A Tech-Driven Approach for Improving Patient Financial Engagement.

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eVisit

JULY 8, 2019

Published by HIMSS Media, this is a reliable, daily updated source for all your healthcare IT news, whether you're looking for the most recent updates on meaningful use rules, tips for implementing your EMR successfully, or are wondering how to leverage patient data to provide better care. Medical Billing & Coding Blog.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Lean into an Evidence-Based Cadence for Communications There is a science to communicating with patients about their financial responsibility for care—one that incorporates data such as the patient’s past history of medical payment, how likely they are to respond to a particular form of communication, like digital versus paper, and how quickly.

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Mend

JULY 12, 2022

They can also access their health information online, schedule appointments, and manage bills. When it comes to digital payment options, a recent Instamed study showed that 91% of consumers prefer an electronic payment method for their medical bills. Then, they are recorded in the payment management system. View The eBook Now.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

JULY 20, 2021

Seven medical bills are nothing to sneeze at. At one point, I had to ask him how to spell the word “blepharitis” because I wanted to look it up on my phone. I guess he assumed I knew how to spell an odd-sounding word that I had never heard about before?

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 16, 2023

If this looks like a position that would interest you, check out the full details for the job and how to apply. As always, you can search our Health IT job board for a variety of jobs from leading companies in the industry. You can also register for free and post your resume where recruiters search for job candidates regularly.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Today’s patients are more savvy about how to spend their healthcare dollars and they have more options than ever regarding where to get their care. adults with unpaid medical bills say they’ve had a provider deny them care due to that medical debt, leading many to put off care. However, nearly one in seven U.S.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The No Surprises Act (NSA) protects people covered under group and individual health plans from receiving surprise medical bills when they receive most emergency services, non-emergency services from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and services from out-of-network air ambulance service providers.

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