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Will Trade Data for (Cheaper) Health Care – USC’s View of the Future

Health Populi

As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens. Patients are now front-line payors in the U.S.

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The Health and Cost Impacts of Transporting Patients to Their Appointments

Healthcare IT Today

Currently, because of antiquated medical billing, people have to call three days in advance to get a ride to dialysis or other preventative care. Watch the video for a full view of the impact of Kinetik’s RCM in health care transportation. NEMT can help with this problem.

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Lockdown Economics for U.S. Health Consumers

Health Populi

Oh, and do spread this video around your own social media channels, especially among younger people, many of whom seem to be congregating on beaches in south Florida and in other public places without attending to social distancing. Without assurance that these medical bills would be paid, there are people in the U.S.

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Telehealth and Virtual Care Are Melting Into “Just” Health Care at HIMSS19

Health Populi

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).

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Should You Keep RCM in House or Leverage RCM As a Service?

Healthcare IT Today

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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Can You Build a Health Care System Without Notes?

Healthcare IT Today

Alex Butler, MD, Chief Product Officer at River Records , and his team started the company after reading a paper by Jake Kantrowitz, MD, PhD, Primary Care Physician & Chief Medical Officer, that led him to ask “Can you build a health care system without notes?” Traditionally, a SOAP note documents a single visit.

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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Health Populi

The NIH crafted one for patients enrolled in clinical trials, the American Hospital Association served one up in 1973, and many individual health providers like the University of Pennsylvania Hospital ( aka Penn Medicine) have developed patient bills of rights for consumers entering their hospital systems.

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