Health Populi

AUGUST 4, 2024

That consumer-borne digital transformation has shaped people as health consumers, many having used telehealth and appointment-scheduling online. If we add these top 5 of the 15 together, we get nearly $390 billion, equal to nearly two-thirds (63%) of all Rx drug revenues in 2023. Power, explained in the report’s press release.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In addition, resident/fellow applicants must be informed about—and appointment agreements must directly reference—the policies (IV.B.2.a).(2)); In the FAQs, ACGME assures institutions that it “will not cite Sponsoring Institutions for new elements of vacation and leave policies described in Institutional Requirements” before July 1, 2023.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

OCTOBER 24, 2023

ACI Medical & Dental School Prepares Students for In Demand Healthcare Jobs ( Updated for 2023 ) The National Healthcareer Association (NHA) has released their 2023 Industry Outlook , which continues to show that jobs for allied health professionals in the US are growing at 13%, a much faster rate than other professions.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 5, 2024

According to EverHealth , one of the most important considerations is the software “must comply with healthcare regulations and standards, such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in the United States, to ensure patient data is protected and privacy is maintained.” This means less waiting for payments.

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Prism Career Institute

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

These medical professionals will often be asked to take patient calls, schedule appointments, and get necessary insurance information. The Administrative Roles of a Medical Assistant While much of the position revolves around medical tools and equipment and patient care, medical assistants are also needed for clerical duties.

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Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Key Takeaways A need to control substance usage and reduce medication errors is driving the e-prescribing market growth during the 2023-2030 timeframe. percent during the 2023-2030 timeframe. In 2021, the CMS published rules to implement an RTBT (Real-Time Benefit Tool) by January 2023.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

Northeast Surgical Group Northeast Surgical Group, a Michigan-based provider of surgical services, experienced a ransomware attack in 2023 that resulted in unauthorized access to ePHI and the encryption of the ePHI of all 15,298 of its patients. The ransomware group was able to access the ePHI of 31,248 individuals. million penalty.

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Arkenea

OCTOBER 10, 2024

When a patient goes on a healthcare website, they normally look for options such as appointment bookings, care specialists, availability of online consultations, payment options, and more. In 2023, 725 data breaches were reported to OCR and across those breaches, more than 133 million records were exposed or impermissibly disclosed.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 17, 2025

The findings also point out that much of the costs result from the burden and time associated with dealing with specific practices that insurers have put in place around prior authorization and delays in payments. between 2021 and 2023 two times faster than Medicare reimbursement for hospital inpatient care. Expensive technologies.

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The Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

You learn that her husband tried calling the behavioral health department to make his wife an appointment, only to be told that the soonest they could get her in would be 6 weeks. She walked out of that appointment with only a prescription for hydroxyzine, which is similar to Benadryl. She was discharged with blood pressure medication.

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The Healthcare Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It had issued a preliminary rule in March 2023, which drew some 16,000 comments. The same could be said of the Biden Administration’s new proposed rules to make over-the-counter birth control to be covered by insurers at no cost to patients. And late or cancelled appointments should result in financial considerations to the patient.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Entering 2023, U.S. Our unifying human field theory starting off 2023 is being sick of being sick. Financial health beats physical health priorities entering 2023. We enter 2023 with home economics setting our tables as a context for our overall health and well-being. 2023’s journey toward value in health care.

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The Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Second, notwithstanding the highest percentage of GDP spent on healthcare of the top ten high-income countries, the US has the worst performance outcomes whether measured on life expectancy, preventable mortality through disease management, and even access to care through insurance coverage or other means.

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Practice Index

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

AI the key to solving appointment problems Practice appointments should be allocated by AI, according to a think-tank. According to the Foundation’s report, supported by government minister Feryal Clark MP, more than 90% of appointments could be allocated by AI. The report finds a 9% increase in GP numbers between 2019 and 2023.

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Practice Index

APRIL 17, 2025

Announcing details of the scheme, Health Minister Karin Smyth said: By caring for patients closer to home, we save time and stop masses of people having to head to hospital for unnecessary appointments in the first place. These include core funding, indemnity and funding to cover the increase in National Insurance costs.

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The Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Second, notwithstanding the highest percentage of GDP spent on healthcare of the top ten high-income countries, the US has the worst performance outcomes whether measured on life expectancy, preventable mortality through disease management, and even access to care through insurance coverage or other means.

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Health Populi

JULY 25, 2023

Patients’ perceptions of health care quality and experience have fallen in the three years since 2020, based on a July 2023 update from The Beryl Institute – Ipsos Px Pulse study. This chart from the research provides additional key context for understanding the patient-as-payor in 2023.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This month, my reporting revealed that since 2018, the policy at Boston Children’s Hospital has been to provide kids a single two-hour assessment appointment. In an analysis of medical claims data , Leor Sapir of the Manhattan Institute found that 320,000 to 400,000 minors received a gender dysphoria-related diagnosis from 2017 to 2023.

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The Healthcare Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

A 2023 report by the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology declared patient safety an urgent national public health issue. All opinions are my own.) For Sherman, with two masters degrees and a Ph.D., the anodyne title of health scientist administrator masks a beyond-the-data devotion to patient safety.

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