Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

People travel further and wait longer for medical services than for veterinary care (second in this line-up), auto repair, banking, and household services. Our homes are evolving into our health hubs — truly our “medical homes,” which have been formally defined as a primary care gatekeeper’s office.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 21, 2025

CA Health Plan 12,224 Unauthorized Access/Disclosure Mailing incident involving mailing vendor (Billing Documents Specialists) Shipping labels contained Social Security numbers. Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in its PACS and gained access to sensitive patient data and medical images.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

Use of wearable tech nearly halved, from 33% to 18%, between 2018 and 2020. People would especially welcome virtual services from traditional medical care providers, as opposed to virtual care from a technology or social media company, a retailer, or a medical startup.

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Health Populi

APRIL 30, 2018

Three-fourths of healthcare providers experienced a data breach in 2017, according to the HIMSS 2018 Cybersecurity Survey. Only 41% of healthcare workers say they receive security training, a Forrester study learned in January 2018. The link will take you to the Request, and input will be accepted until 31 May 2018.

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Mobius MD

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

More physicians are turning to AI-generated clinical notes to assist with documentation. A 2024 study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research sought to answer this question. Researchers then evaluated the outputs using the Physician Documentation Quality Instrument (PDQI) scoring system.

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We Care Online

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While your work experience section is typically the most important part of the document, adding volunteer experience in your resume can help you plug gaps in your work experience and include skills that would otherwise be missing.

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

For example, if a covered entity has been denying patients the right to obtain copies of their medical records, and had been doing so for a period of one year, the OCR may decide to apply a penalty per day that the covered entity has been in violation of the law. Florida Medical Clinic Worker Sentenced to 48 Months in Jail over Theft of PHI.

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DrChrono

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Diagnoss Integration into Mobile EHR Will Help Medical Practices Improve Collections, Reimbursements and Avoid Unnecessary Audits SUNNYVALE, Calif., 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DrChronoInc., 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DrChronoInc.,

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Valant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

New mental health medications are often more effective, while also offering fewer and/or less severe side effects. It is important for prescribers and other mental health professionals to stay informed about the latest medications so they can share the information with colleagues and make the right decisions for patients.

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Mobius MD

JULY 8, 2024

Many physicians use speech-to-text medical dictation software to save time on clinical notes. You need an easy-to-use dictation software that understands medical terminology and sends dictations directly from your iPhone or Apple computer to the patient chart. But in exchange, you will eliminate hours of documentation time each week.

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Mobius MD

APRIL 24, 2024

Digital documentation has led to new workflows that affect the patient encounter. A review of 2018 data suggests that most U.S. If EHR adoption affected how long doctors spend with patients, we could expect their surveys to register a change between 2011 and 2018. Medscape last asked about time spent with patients in 2018.

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Documentation Medication 52

ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The goal of PAs is to ensure patients receive the most appropriate care for their medical needs in agreement with the most up-to-date medical evidence and guidelines 1. Prior authorizations can be very time-consuming, as they require documentation and paperwork from healthcare providers to show why the patient would need the treatment.

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2018

.” When the concept of therapies tailored to individual patients is explained, most people like the idea of diagnostic tools that can identify biological markers and marry to personal medical records data to help determine medical treatments that best fit them. This picture of U.S. and the median reached $150,000.

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Insurance Tests HIPAA Diagnostics 69

The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

However, Optum Health’s profit margin declined from more than 10% in 2018 to about 6.6% If true, this would still be between double and triple the size of Permanente Medical Groups. Optum’s medical group acquisition strategy to date has targeted independent (e.g. non-hospital) medical groups with significant at-risk (e.g.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

Since then, OCR has been cracking down on entities that have failed to provide individuals with timely access to their medical records. In December 2020, the practice fell victim to a ransomware attack that saw hackers encrypt medical records and gain access to the electronic protected health information of 6,800 individuals.

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ACMA Blog

JUNE 25, 2024

Engagement in Prior Authorization: Duties and Training INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. It ensures that what the patient receives is medically appropriate for their situation.

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ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. It is the insurance or payers’ way of controlling costs by approving or denying certain medications, procedures, or devices that may not usually be covered or is on a higher tier on the formulary.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

At least 150 Google employees already have access to much of the data on tens of millions of patients, according to a person familiar with the matter and the documents.” Was this due to the growing experience and reporting of surprise medical bills? health care. Out-of-network costs?

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Practice Index

JUNE 20, 2024

The resources, from the Londonwide Local Medical Committees, deal with threats to the safety of staff and risks to patient safety from overworked staff. The LMCs’ Medical Director, Dr Elliott Singer, said: “The document covers steps practices can take to reduce the chances of patient behaviour escalating into abuse or violence.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

Research published in JAMA Internal Medicine in December 2018 found that as out-of-pocket costs for insulin have increased over the past few years, many patients use less insulin than needed. But what’s been published online since hospitals began to post prices hasn’t been very helpful, as this story in Vox documents.

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Insurance Hospital Documentation Patient Experience 66

Arkenea

JANUARY 3, 2025

Key Takeaway Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have revolutionized nursing documentation, making it more efficient, accurate, and accessible. Robotics and automation technologies are transforming nursing workflows and patient care delivery, such as medication administration, wound care, and rehabilitation.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 11, 2025

Share In his recent book, " Blind Spots ," Dr. Marty Makary details several instances in which the medical establishment has clung to medical dogma, to the detriment of patients’ health. One chapter examines the medicalization of childbirth, including the overuse of C-sections. This post is public so feel free to share it.

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Arkenea

JUNE 8, 2025

physicians has surged from 18 percent in 2001 to 92 percent in 2018. It consists of information that is listed on a patients’ medical sheet. EHR includes vital signs, medical history, medications, diagnosis, progress reports, allergies, immunizations, imaging reports, and laboratory data.

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Discharges Vital Signs HIPAA Documentation 52

Sensible Medicine

MARCH 27, 2024

The 2018 American guidelines recommend an LDL-C level <100 mg/dl for primary prevention. I have long aimed for LDL-C and apoB levels/non HDL levels <60 in my patients with documented ASCVD (either by CAC, CCTA or ASCVD events). Achieving these goals would require multiple different cholesterol-lowering medications.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 16, 2025

However, the lines blur when patients don’t quite meet ICU criteria and still require advanced monitoring, titrating medications, or frequent assessments. It’s more than a document. Critical Care Nurses’ Work Environment: 2008–2018. Every shift feels like you’re navigating between life and death with precision. link] Ulrich, B.,

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Accepted Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If you want to know how much of BU medical school’s recent $100 million gift it intends to use for scholarships, or what happens to applications to ensure a genuinely holistic process, or what its associate dean of admissions wants to see in students read on! Are you ready to apply to your dream medical schools? 2:03] Sure.

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Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2020

The Fund points out in “Looking Forward” that 30 million people were already uninsured in 2018, with 44 million people underinsured due to high deductibles that were beyond the insured’s ability to afford based on their income. County, public hospitals are concerned that patients are waiting too long to seek care.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Those costs are shown in the household expenditure table here, illustrating that by 2018, the median household expenditures in the U.S. See that health insurance line which exceeded housing in 2018 and comprised 36% of the family “market basket.” could barely be covered by median household income. did not save for old age.

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NHA Now

JULY 9, 2020

With an ever-evolving healthcare system, certified medical billing and coding professionals have to stay on top of changing codes, practices, and regulations. Errors include insufficient documentation and incorrect coding. Selection is now based solely on time or medical decision making.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Criticisms of CAC The arguments frequently presented by the anti-CAC side of the this topic—typically from doctors who consider themselves medical conservatives—involve pointing at perceived downsides of CAC testing plus the absence of RCT level data that shows cardiac outcomes are improved.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 5, 2022

Between 1992 and 2018, only 0.17% of the total budget of the NIH funded research on Asian Americans. They assert it is also needed to address language and cultural barriers that prevent Asian Americans from getting the medical help they need. racial population for the past three decades. Listen to community voices.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JULY 29, 2022

The trend is well-documented and especially felt by the healthcare industry which continues to experience the brunt after the onslaught of COVID-19. In 2018, 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence incidents involved healthcare workers.

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Setting Sights

AUGUST 11, 2021

Yet, even when I was a medical student, working busy days on the wards and in clinics, with even the petty things still lingering from my past, the PTSD from my own hospital experiences, I thought it was all okay, because I spoke about it, and wrote about it openly, on different platforms. Did anyone sit down and explain any of these to me?

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Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

PLM and its community are well aware that the data collected by traditional clinical trials and medical records is but a fraction of what an individual knows about themselves and their experience of life and illness. A 2018 national survey found that 39% of U.S. It is impossible to paint them with a one-color brush.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

While customer satisfaction with health insurance plans slightly increased between 2018 and 2019, patient satisfaction with hospitals fell in all three settings where care is delivered — inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency room, according to the 2018-2019 ACSI Finance, Insurance and Health Care Report.

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Hospital Patient Satisfaction Insurance Follow-Up 71

Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This year’s Temkin Experience Index ranked health insurance among the lowest consumer-facing experiences, and Interbrands’ released their 2018 Best Global Brands report this week — which names only a couple of health-focused companies.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

According to a 2022 Pew surve y, “Trust in scientists and medical scientists, once seemingly buoyed by their central role in addressing the coronavirus outbreak, is now below pre-pandemic levels. A few researchers (Florence LeCraw, Danial Montanera, and Thomas Mroz) found no fewer than three major errors in the 2018 article.

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