HIStalk Weekender

MAY 18, 2018

I subscribed to Texture even before Apple bought the “Netflix for magazines” company a few weeks back. Its app offers current plus back editions of 200 magazines, allows downloading issues for offline reading, and presents a cool dashboard of new articles that your reading history suggests that you will like, all for $6.95

Nursing 28

Nursing Medicare EMR Medical Billing 28

Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Fortune magazine named Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2017 for the 12th consecutive year; the year before, Working Mother magazine ranked the health system among the 100 best companies for working mothers. The health system has more than 10,600 employees and 7,000 volunteers.

Leadership 32

Leadership Nursing Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 32

HIStalk Weekender

AUGUST 2, 2019

A retired doctor in Ohio gets the attention of the President when his daughter’s back surgery results in an $18,000 bill for urine drug screening that had been sent to an out-of-network lab, the same test that would have cost $100 if performed in-network. A Houston pain management doctor owns both the surgery center and the lab.

Medicare 33

Medicare Pain management Medical Billing Interoperability 33

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Politicians pointing to drug prices, from President Trump declaring the pharma industry as “murderers” in his TIME magazine interview as “Person of the Year” in 2016, to Elizabeth Warren calling for the federal government to manufacture lower-cost generic drugs as part of her drug pricing plan.

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Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Nursing 166

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

most visibly for prescription drugs , and increasingly for other line items in the medical bill like nursing home care, hospital care, and physician services. In the article to which this assertion ties , Harris Meyer talks about the growing push for price regulation in the U.S.

Digital Health 256

Digital Health Health Policy Medical Billing Interoperability 256

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2018

This bar chart shows that 50% of working-age adults would not have sufficient funds to pay an unexpected $1,000 medical bill within 30 days. One-third of people with individual health insurance coverage told the Fund their healthcare has become harder to afford over the past 12 months.

Medical Billing 189

Medical Billing Patient Experience Health Policy 189

Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In 1971, Céline published his book, Death on the Installment Plan ; one wonders what Louis-Ferdinand would have thought about this medical billing model. The House passed its prescription drug bill earlier this month, named the Elijah E. mm over five years). Tech Scaling a Big Embrace of Social Determinants.

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Public Health Health Policy Medicare Medical Billing 240

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

health citizens are highly concerned about their personal out-of-pocket costs for medical services and insurance, as well as prescription drug coverage. This links to protecting coverage with pre-existing conditions and surprise medical bill concerns, as well.

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Medical Billing Mental health Leadership Patient Experience 199