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When Star Ratings Backfire: How CMS Could Better Support Health In Medicare Advantage

The Healthcare Blog

Other insurers including UnitedHealthcare and Centene also share concerns about methodological rigidity and that the rating system may have diverged from its purpose of improving patient care. As SCANs CEO wrote , the sanction came despite strong clinical performance and patient outcomes.

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Physicians’ Confidence In and Use of AI is Rising, AMA Finds – Coupling Demand With Many Enabling Factors

Health Populi

physicians in November 2024 to gauge their views on augmented intelligence (AI) addressing doctors’ use of AI, perceived opportunities and risks, and enabling factors for adoption. The AMA polled U.S.

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3 best practices to master medical billing for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care 

Health Prime

As we enter Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month 2024 , it’s imperative to underscore the importance of effective medical billing practices in providing quality care for individuals affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Best billing practices for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care 1.

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What Behavioral Health Students Need to Know Before Starting or Joining a Practice

Valant

Practice management skills like scheduling, billing, documentation, and compliance can protect you from professional burnout and set you on a path to success. Many providers make the mistake of piecing together multiple disconnected toolsperhaps using one system for scheduling, another for documentation, another for billing, and so on.

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Platform Shift: From EHRs to UDHPs (Unified Digital Health Platforms)- Section 1

The Healthcare Blog

Yet, they continue to frustrate clinicians with poor UI/UX and largely fulfill a primary role as a system of record to document claims submissions. An April 2024 update is entitled: Innovation Insight: Digital Health Platforms Accelerate Transformation. The UDHP trend is in very early stages.

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Stalemate on Schedule II Telehealth Prescribing May Hinder Extension of Pandemic-Era Flexibilities

Valant

These flexibilities, extended by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) , are set to expire December 31, 2024. Developing contingency plans for patient care, including strategies for transitioning telehealth patients to in-person care, is key.

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2024 ICD-10 Updates

Valant

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) released updates for 2024 related to behavioral health, which went into effect October 1, 2023. These revisions help practitioners communicate more accurately about patient diagnoses. F33.3 , and ICD-10 Code for Anxiety, Unspecified 2024 – F41.9.

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