Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As plan participants delay making necessary and preventive appointments, as well as not taking their medications, it inevitably leads to more expensive, emergent needs for care. Employers and plan sponsors can address the problem with a number of strategies. How Employers and Plan Sponsors Can Help .

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Now, for many small and mid-sized practices hamstrung by issues with claims processing, effective patient payment strategies could be the key to financial stability and a buffer against future disruptions. This can lead to unnecessary visits, improper billing, and confusing statements that leave patients feeling overwhelmed by medical bills.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Tracking health information doesn’t result in better outcomes in and of itself, Deloitte’s report recognizes: it takes environmental nudges, like behavioral economic strategies and public policies like healthy agricultural supports and active transportation, to move people toward healthy behaviors and sustain them.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2022

When patients have questions about their medical bills, offer support over a variety of communication channels like live chat, text, email, or IVR. He started Inbox Health out of his own frustration paying medical bills, and saw it immediately as an experience problem that needed fixing. Provide enhanced support.

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Health Populi

JUNE 23, 2022

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. For more on another successful cost-saving prescription drug program, check out my recent blog on Costco as a value-driven pharmacy].

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Patients have more financial skin-in-their-healthcare-games facing high-deductibles and direct out-of-pocket costs for medical bills…including prescription drugs. You can download the paper at this link. The post The Patient as Prescription Drug Payer – The GoodRx Playbook appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 13, 2025

In this interview, we hear about the far-reaching consequences of poor transportation coordination and the benefits of modern RCM in transportation from Elizabeth Jepsen, Chief of Staff at Kinetik, and Denise Kajanoff, Senior Vice President of Payer Strategy and Growth. NEMT can help with this problem.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Read more… How Simplifying Medical Bills Improves Health Equity. That’s why it’s critical to ensure bills are written in plain language and talk about financial help, said Mona Deora at BillingFreedom. Read more… A Federal Medical Debt Credit Reporting Ban Could Hurt More Than It Helps.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Several factors underpin the adoption of telehealth in 2019: Consumers’ demand for accessible, lower-cost health care services as people face greater financial responsibility for paying the medical bill (via high-deductible health plans and greater out-of-pocket costs for co-payments). The expensive affordable.

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HealthStream

MAY 13, 2020

Effective communication strategies and processes remain the best way to optimize revenue cycle and collections. While much of healthcare is in flux, the importance of helping patients to understand their financial responsibilities remains constant.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

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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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 21, 2023

million for medical billing fraud from Medicare. Execution of Medical Billing Fraud Scheme To execute the scheme, one of the purportedly organized breakfast meetings for senior facility residents, often featuring guest speakers or group activities. through these claims.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Only 17% of healthcare technology VCs said generative AI is “significantly” changing their investment strategy , according to a poll from GSR Ventures.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

That’s the guiding philosophy John heard from Anna McCollister, who co-chairs the The Sequoia Project’s consumer engagement strategy workgroup and knows the perils of information blocking on a personal level. Read more… Harnessing AI for Smarter Medical Billing.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Financial wellness is part of peoples’ multi-pronged self-care strategies, part of peoples’ new-and-improved ethos for living practically in 2024. The post In 2024 U.S. Consumers Will Mash Financial Resolutions With Those For Physical Health and Mental Health, Fidelity Finds appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Was this due to the growing experience and reporting of surprise medical bills? I’ve pointed to the Dignity Health campaign #HelloHumanKindness as a best practice communications and branding strategy for helping heal healthcare. health care. Out-of-network costs?

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2023

Analyzing conversational data helps identify human coding errors, reduce disruptive billing claim processes, prevent fraud and guide decision-making. Revenue cycle leaders can use this analysis to understand gaps in care and develop patient-focused investment strategies. Hadi Chaudhry, Chief Executive Officer at CareCloud.

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Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2018

Deborah Brown, who is Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer for Health in the New York City Office of the Deputy Mayor, discussed her challenging role in helping drive design thinking in public health for all New Yorkers – especially the most vulnerable citizens. [I Join the community to share best practices, dilemmas, and learnings.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Revenue Cycle Strategy Elevates in Importance Today, three out of four healthcare leaders expect to increase hiring in revenue cycle to support organizational growth and strategy, the survey indicates. More and more, healthcare leaders are looking to revenue cycle to be part of the solution.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2025

They should have your back with best practices and workflow strategies. It can make the claims process intuitive and collaborative while removing guesswork. And not only does it help bridge experience gaps, it gives recruiters added flexibility to meet hiring demands.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2024

“This acquisition represents a significant milestone in our growth strategy,” said Michelle Jaeger, President, and CEO at DAS Health. By integrating expertise and resources from both teams, DAS Health will offer enhanced services to the client base, driving innovation and improving operational efficiencies across North America.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 16, 2023

Requirements Prior experience working in the healthcare industry Expertise in medical coding, prior authorizations, and billing/claims, preferably for Radiation Oncology Ability to begin the engagement as soon as possible Responsibilities Assist the Medical Billing Office with best practices related to working denied authorizations and denied claims (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 18, 2024

AI can improve the account triaging process by analyzing the claim history and payer documents to present the agent with a concise, accurate summary of the status, prior steps taken, and strategy for resolution.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 6, 2022

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are a series of numerical billing codes used to identify medical services and procedures. In medical billing, an Office Visit and a Wellness Visit are two distinct concepts with their own CPT codes. . We must remember to always meet patients where they are.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

It’s critical that a device manufacturer’s strategy include the fact that their device itself may be hacked and mitigating that risk, or the result could bring dire ramifications to the end user. Insecure medical devices can also be exploited to hurt patients and damage institutions.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

MARCH 5, 2019

According to a study by Global Strategy Group on behalf of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), more than nine out of ten of enrollees value their plan because it protects them against unanticipated costs. The complete findings from the Global Strategy Group study including feedback from enrollees, can be found here.

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Deductibles are the portion of medical bills individuals must pay before their insurance begins to cover the costs. That strategy is only partially effective. They have surged 67% since 2010 for employer-sponsored plans, says an article on the broadcaster’s “Moneywatch” news portal.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2024

John Showalter, MD, Chief Strategy Officer at Linus Health So much of medicine is based on drawing conclusions from observation. Up to 80% of medical bills contain errors, leading to systemic waste. Finding these mistakes requires sorting through pages of guidelines and medical bills.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It’s estimated that up to 80 percent of medical bills contain errors amounting to billions of dollars that are lost annually to payers. Benefits of Implementing a Pre-Payment Model Overreliance on a post-payment claims review process perpetuates systemic inaccuracy and waste.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As nearly 1 in 10 adults carries significant medical debt in light of rising healthcare costs, this expansion enables the company to directly improve the financial well-being of millions of U.S. healthcare consumers in a significant way. Healthcare equity and affordability is a foundational problem in the U.S. Visit www.7wireventures.com.

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Henry Kotula

APRIL 14, 2023

[link] More than two years after Congress acted to shield patients from surprise medical bills , lawmakers are turning to another source of unexpected medical costs: the fees that hospitals tack on for services provided in clinics they own. Ned Lamont proposed a package of reforms.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Nelson Liston, Director of Revenue Cycle Solutions at Savista Implement a nationwide patient identification strategy to manage the quality of care and patient safety and lead the effort to protect patients from privacy and financial implications in the revenue cycle process.

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TheraNest

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Here, we will explore some common billing challenges faced by such practices and provide strategies to overcome them. Outsourcing billing isn’t for every practice; if you’re not sure, it’s worth auditing your billing KPIs to determine whether you need help or just need to optimize your processes.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

The negative health outcomes fueled by traditional health system consolidation will also be accelerated in 2023 and beyond by the continued acquisition strategies of non-traditional retail and big tech players in healthcare that include Amazon, Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens. John Nash, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Redpoint Global.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 29, 2019

US-based healthcare tech analysts say the deal is just the latest of a series of recent moves that together reveal an audacious, long-term strategy on the part of Amazon. Amazon doesn’t like to go into detail about its long-term vision, but a series of recent launches, acquisitions and appointments reveal a clear and ambitious strategy.

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