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Prior Authorization Is Changing

EvidenceCare

Today, it is a leading driver of care delays, administrative waste, and provider burnout—with surveys indicating over 90% of physicians reporting delays in patient care due to PA requirements.

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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

EvidenceCare

These include updates to the Star Ratings system, RADV (Risk Adjustment Data Validation) audits, the upcoming 2025 Final Rule containing the final rate announcements, and adjustments to prior authorization requirements. Physicians must learn to be specific and capture the “why” for patient admissions and the risk of discharge.

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2025 Guide to Billing in Hospital Management Systems

Arkenea

Financial counseling capabilities help patients understand their expected costs and establish payment arrangements when necessary. The registration process must accommodate various patient types, including emergency patients, scheduled admissions, and outpatient visits, each with different information requirements and verification procedures.

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What do the Neighbourhood Health Guidelines mean for Practice Managers?

Practice Index

The publication of the Neighbourhood Health Guidelines for 2025/26 has once again left general practice in the dark. While the document sets out a vision for integrated, community-focused care, it provides little in the way of clear guidance for GP practices, leaving them uncertain about how they fit into the evolving system.

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Why providers should embrace AI in healthcare

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

It would not be prudent to blindly embrace AI or to allow it to replace human decision-making in patient care. These tools won’t replace physicians or care teams – patients still need the wisdom, empathy, and experience of human care providers – but they certainly can augment your abilities.

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Patient prices go up as hospitals take over physician practices, reduce competition

Medical Economics

The study relies on data from 2008 to 2016, but “there’s little reason to believe this trend has or will reverse” as of 2025, the authors said in an accompanying policy brief. The authors focused on OB-GYN because labor and delivery admissions constituted 28% of all inpatient admissions in the data. in 2008 to 47.2%

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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Secondary Application Essay Tips [2024 – 2025]

Accepted Blog

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine maintains a strong emphasis on integrating scientific innovation with patient care. Essay #7 Would you like to share any additional information with the Admissions Committee about yourself that cannot be found elsewhere in your application? In 2023, U.S. Click here to get in touch!