Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) (2022) estimated over 100,000 registered nurses left the profession and predicted that another 800,000 nurses would follow them by 2027. According to the Joint Commission (2022), 1,441 sentinel events were reported in 2022, a 19% increase from 2021.

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Mobius MD

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Nobody went to medical school so they could spend hours a day entering data into an EHR. Augmedix was one of the early companies to use AI for ambient clinical documentation. Their flagship product is a mobile app that uses ambient AI technology and structured data to create fully automated draft medical notes.

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MedCerts

APRIL 8, 2024

Deep Dive Into MedCerts’ Medication Care Coordinator Program Here’s how the Medication Care Coordinator program works. First, you’ll connect with an education consultant to make sure this program meets your career goals and that you meet all the requirements to enroll in the Medication Care Coordinator program.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

of all claims in the 2022 dataset, compared to 13% in the 2012 dataset. of all allegations against nurse practitioners and continue to be the leading allegation through 2012, 2017, and 2022 datasets. Common missing or incomplete documentation noted in the dataset included: Lack of a complete patient and family history.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 23, 2025

million settlement to resolve claims stemming from a 2022 data breach that affected more than 2 million patients.Shields Health Care is a Massachusetts-based provider of ambulatory surgical center management and medical imaging services throughout New England. Shields Health Care Group has negotiated a $15.35

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The Healthcare Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

A December 2022 Gartner Market Guide report characterized the long-term potential: The [U]DHP shift will emerge as the most cost-effective and technically efficient way to scale new digital capabilities within and across health ecosystems and will, over time, replace the dominant era of the monolithic electronic health record (EHR).

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2023

The top-line is that 60% of Americans would be uncomfortable with [their health] provider relying on AI in their own care, found in a consumer poll fielded in December 2022 among over11,000 U.S. Pew Research Center has published several analyses based on the data collected in the December 2022 consumer survey. For better and worse.”

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Out of the 17 million MA enrollees, 19,028 enrollees had no other service records at all in 2022 apart from a single HRA. HHS-OIG’s analysis of MA encounter data identified 1.7 million MA enrollees whose diagnoses were only reported using HRAs and HRA-linked chart reviews and did not include any follow-ups. HHS-OIG estimates that around $7.5

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 30, 2025

million to resolve a class action lawsuit that was filed in response to a 2022 hacking incident that affected more than 942,000 individuals. The class consists of individuals who were sent a notification letter about the data breach on August 23, 2022.

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Scrubs

APRIL 20, 2023

It accounts for approximately 59% of medical professionals. It also brought to light new medical innovations to address the crisis. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing stated that close to 91,938 qualified applicants were denied the baccalaureate nursing programs during 2021 and 2022. million nurses, and 19.3

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The last official update to apply the inflation increases was in March 2022. The table below lists the 2022 penalties. 2022 HIPAA Penalty Structure. The penalty would be multiplied by 365, not by the number of patients that have been refused access to their medical records. HIPAA Penalties 2022. Penalty Tier.

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ACMA Blog

JULY 9, 2024

According to the American Medical Association (AMA), prior authorizations are the number one reason for care delay in the United States. Between 2013 and 2022, about 10% of rural independent retail pharmacies closed. Prior authorizations serve as an additional roadblock that PBMs use to restrict access to certain medications.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Let’s start with the pocketbook of the patient — now a key payer in health systems’ revenue cycle management processes on the health system side, and continuing challenge for medical debt for U.S. PwC’s 2024 U.S.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

Medical insurance verification software is developed to automate the process of verifying patients’ insurance coverages. A medical insurance verification software checks for coverage benefits, copayments, deductibles, and other relevant information needed for the healthcare provider to proceed with the patient’s care.

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Mobius MD

MARCH 13, 2024

Medical dictation has changed substantially due to improvements in voice recognition software and generative AI. Today, a wide range of medical dictation workflows – enabled by groundbreaking technology advancements – offer greater flexibility and lower costs. Which medical dictation workflow is best for your practice?

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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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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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Health Populi

MAY 25, 2023

The report reviews the literature which has already recognized the link between pet ownership and improved health conditions and outcomes for pet owners, documenting the growth of pet ownership int he U.S. through the pandemic during which one-sixth of pet owners obtained a new pet.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 15, 2022

Health care plans or their administrators can sometimes apply different medical necessity standards and criteria to behavioral health coverage requests than those for medical/surgical coverage. Judge Block’s statement is particularly significant in light of health plans’ use of internally developed medical necessity criteria.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

If a primary healthcare provider wants to refer his patient to a specialist for additional medical services then he puts in a recommendation for it. A patient needs a referral before getting medical care from any other physician. percent CAGR between 2022 to 2030 ). This eventually results in the growth of medical practice.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2025

What few realize is that the most formidable challenge often lies not in mastering medical concepts but in securing quality clinical placements. Medical schools have established rotation systems with financial incentives that prioritize their students’ access to clinical sites.

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Health Prime

JULY 27, 2023

Prior authorizations (PAs) play a crucial role in medical billing, ensuring that healthcare providers receive efficient and proper reimbursement for the services and treatments they provide. It involves obtaining approval from insurance companies before a specific procedure, treatment, or medication is administered.

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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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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 3, 2024

In today’s digital age, medical billing software plays a vital role in streamlining the billing process and improving patient care. The industry experienced 1,410 cyberattacks a week in 2022, an increase of 86%. The industry experienced 1,410 cyberattacks a week in 2022, an increase of 86%.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 30, 2024

While the study’s press release asserts there may be “progress” given the percent of doctors citing burnout fell by 4 percentage points from 53% of doctors in 2022 to 49% in 2023, it is obvious the U.S. What factors have most contributed? Why would doctors not tell anyone about their feelings of depression?

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 28, 2023

Despite being first identified in medical literature in the 1940s and impacting 5-12% of women annually, medical professionals rarely diagnose Lipedema due to the lack of training and awareness to recognize the disease. Lipedema is a chronic medical condition involving loose connective tissue. What is Lipedema?

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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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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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Health Prime

JULY 27, 2023

Prior authorizations (PAs) play a crucial role in medical billing, ensuring that healthcare providers receive efficient and proper reimbursement for the services and treatments they provide. It involves obtaining approval from insurance companies before a specific procedure, treatment, or medication is administered.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

It will be imperative for medical practices and organizations to focus on their billing and denial management to maximize revenue in 2023,” noted Cristy Good, MPH, MA, senior industry advisory and coding expert at MGMA. It’s not unusual for medical practices to lose 5 to 10% of their A/R due to denials, bad debt or other factors.

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

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. The map below showed where Optum Health’s assets were as of 2022.

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Arkenea

JANUARY 21, 2025

In the dynamic world of healthcare, Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) have emerged as a cornerstone of modern medical practice. They are designed to store information about a patient’s medical history, diagnoses, medications, and other pertinent data. But what makes EMRs so powerful? But what makes EMRs so powerful?

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Accepted Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Dr. Wherley gives an overview of the 17 competencies identified by the AAMC as essential for success in medical school and beyond. She leans into her expertises as an Assistant Dean, medical school program director, and advisor to present practical tips on how to develop these traits and demonstrate them in an application.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 16, 2024

Shields Healthcare Group In May 2022, a medical imaging service provider in Massachusetts announced that in March, a cybercriminal had unlawfully accessed some of its IT systems. Their misuse of a popular website tracking tool resulted in the data of three million patients being leaked in July 2022.

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Health Prime

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By focusing on specific vital components, medical practices can successfully navigate the complex landscape of healthcare finance. According to a Mad*Pow research report , 61% of patients are confused by their medical bills. At Health Prime, we serve as the point of contact for all patients regarding their medical billing services.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

part of an omnibus health care law enacted in 2022 which created OHCA and gave it broad authority to set and enforce heath care cost targets for the State. For purposes of this subsection, a clinical affiliation does not include a collaboration on clinical trials or graduate medical education programs.

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