Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2019

of their household income on health insurance premiums and deductibles based on The Commonwealth Fund’s latest report on employee health care costs, Trends in Employer Health Coverage, 2008-2018: Higher Costs for Workers and Their Families. Workers covered by health insurance through their companies spend 11.5% This new year is a U.S.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2019

health care is Americans’ growing financial exposure to first-dollar costs as patients continue to morph into medical bill payors. Nine in ten people told HealthPocket that prices for medical services should be as readily available as prices are on a menu at a restaurant. One of the unique aspects of U.S.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

health care’s negative-sum game, stakeholders who survive and win that game will have to deliver value-for-money, we learn from Trilliant Health’s 2023 Trends Shaping the Health Economy Report. Now check out Trend 6 on Disintermediation — a growing supply side of retail- and home-based care providers.

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Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2024

Morgan’s InstaMed team to analyze health care payments data, describing the experiences of consumers, providers and payers in the Trends in Healthcare Payments Fourteenth Annual Report. ‘Tis the season for J.P. Mailing a paper check? That garners only 5% of patients’ preferences.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

All of those daily life-flows are blurring, accelerated by the pandemic and trends already in play and place by early 2020. As patients continue to morph into health consumers and medical bill payers, they will seek value-based care based on their own values, customers, preferences, and beliefs.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

Patient experience and engagement were a trending topic at the recent HIMSS 2021 conference, a growing portion of panels and presentations focusing on patient billing, revenue cycle management, and health consumers’ financial literacy. health citizens. Two-thirds of U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 5, 2019

This is what rationing health care looks like in America: one in two people in families dealing with a chronic health condition have difficulty affording paying medial bills before meeting a deductible, unexpected medical bills, co-payments for prescription drugs, co-payments for physician visits, and/or their monthly health insurance premium.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In fact, 1 in 11 adults delay or go without medical care due to cost reasons, according to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). For the many patients who do seek out care, they are either surprised by the medical bill at the end of care or are confused about the amount they owe.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Medical practices that have a great RCM leader that’s doing a great job making sure they’re paid every dollar they deserve are fine to do it in house. What happens when your medical billing staff leave and you’re faced with the challenging task of replacing them? However, what happens when that leader leaves?

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 11, 2019

On June 12, 2019, AHIP is scheduled to testify at a hearing on surprise medical billing in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. The post AHIP on Surprise Medical Billing appeared first on BHM Healthcare Solutions. Click HERE and discuss how BHM helps reinvent payers and build relationships.

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2019

We’ve noticed a growing and unsettling trend among at least one-third of working-age people raiding their retirement savings’ 401[k] plans to pay for current health care spending. For context, the average savings in Fidelity’s portfolio of 401[k] accounts was $103,700 in the first quarter of 2019.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 25, 2019

More than eight and 10 Americans see insurers as the largest contributor to surprise medical bills, according to a recent poll. Sixty-nine percent of respondents favor a third-party dispute resolution process as a solution to surprise medical bills over allowing the government to set rates for out-of-network providers.

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Mend

JULY 19, 2022

What are Current Patient Payment Trends? There are a few different trends for patient payments currently. As briefly mentioned above, one trend is that patients are increasingly responsible for a larger portion of their healthcare costs. Another trend is that more patients are using online payment options.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

to reveal trends on health care providers’ ability to collect patient service revenue. And bad debt — write-offs that come out of uncollected patient bill balances after “significant collection efforts” by hospitals and doctors — is challenging their already-thin or negative financial margins.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 3, 2018

These two trends combine for a 212% increase in workers’ deductibles in the past decade. That voter in America has prioritized pre-existing conditions, the cost of prescription drugs, and surprise medical bills as political priorities — across party ID, as I’ve noted here in Health Populi. in the same period.

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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 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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Mend

JUNE 8, 2022

The question is no longer whether a practice will adopt the telehealth trends, but which platform they will choose. And, more than ever, they must be aware of new trends that will soon come to market. What are the telehealth trends to look for this year? Telehealth trends impact all three phases of the patient’s journey.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

InstaMed’s latest Trends in Healthcare Payments report noted a stark divide in how healthcare consumers prefer to be paid vs. how physicians bill them. Two-thirds of consumers prefer digital and electronic payment options, while 78% of providers collect payments primarily with paper processes.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2022

Individuals and their families are overwhelmed with the information, tasks, steep medical bills and the ‘unknown’ that cancer brings and are trying to manage everything with limited to no support. “Remember what the data is you’re looking at –[say] trends of pain,” he has said to the internal team.

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eVisit

JULY 8, 2019

Our team at eVisit is always trying to keep up with the latest healthcare news, trends, and issues that matter to physicians. Medical Billing & Coding Blog. This blog is all about medical billing and coding. Want to know about the latest medical apps? The blogs listed below are in no ranking order.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 11, 2023

Half of Americans (52%) said paying medical bills is stressful , according to an HPS/PayMedix survey. Thirty percent of Americans have had to dip into their savings to pay medical bills, while 17% have delayed payments. Awards Data aggregator Inovalon earned a 2023 Great Place to Work certification.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The ideal partner will demonstrate an upward trend in cash collections over time while protecting the patient’s financial experience, knowing how important both aspects are in protecting your organization’s ability to provide high-quality care and service. That’s one reason why self-service options for account management are critical.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Read more… Talking Trends on the Healthcare IT Today Podcast. Read more… Reducing Confusion Eases Medical Billing Stress. Fewer barriers to patient data and expanded telehealth and remote monitoring have all helped bridge the gap between patients and providers.

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ACA Times

JULY 25, 2017

Many people with chronic conditions ended up in the ER, resulting in medical bills they couldn’t afford. As a result, many people fell into bankruptcy as they tried to pay their medical bills. Since the ACA, those trends have shifted. million people representing 16 percent of the population.

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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

JUNE 18, 2024

These technologies harness the power of data analytics to predict future needs and trends, enabling healthcare delivery to become more proactive and personalized. 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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Mend

AUGUST 22, 2022

While the login process may seem like something small, keep in mind that patient satisfaction is a vital element to consider as healthcare trends evolve. Another recent study shows that 91% of consumers prefer an electronic payment method for their medical bills.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Low performers must reverse this trend if they are to reinvest in their ability to provide community care, leaders note. But a closer look at the numbers shows the gap between high performers and low performers is widening.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 26, 2024

The following is a guest article by Richard O’Rourke, Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Relations at Nordis Technologies In a landscape where patients are responsible for an ever-growing share of healthcare costs, traditional billing practices are falling short as consumers fall farther behind on their payments.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A “repackaged” HIPAA that trended forward to today’s technical and cybersecurity environment would go a long way to create a more seamless and efficient patient care experience for us all. Increased controls for identity, registration, and authentication in the technical environment would be included.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 8, 2022

Solo practices may receive support from standalone applications because they seem to outsource their electronic medical record (EMR) storage and medical billing. Latest Trends in Therapy Notes Software. Standalone Psychotherapy Software. Cloud-Based Technology.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 30, 2024

It does not constitute medical or legal advice, and readers are encouraged to consult with qualified healthcare professionals or legal advisors for specific guidance related to their practice or situation. Among the myriad codes, CPT Code 99458 stands out as a pivotal component in the realm of remote patient monitoring (RPM) services.

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Mend

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Many patients and professionals enjoy fully-remote access, but this trend won’t last forever. Mend starts by integrating with your organization’s medical billing software. Mend alerts the billing software once payment is complete, removing all steps from your staff.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

MAY 21, 2019

Forty percent of respondents said they or a family member experienced problems affording medical bills, housing or food in the last few years. Thirty-two percent of respondents said they or a family member experienced problems paying medical or dental bills in the last few years.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Billing Accuracy: Chart audits play a crucial role in verifying the accuracy of medical billing and coding. Accurate billing is essential for proper reimbursement, revenue integrity, and avoiding allegations of fraud or abuse. Embrace technology and data analytics to identify trends and opportunities for enhancement.

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