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Primary care news round-up (27th February to 5th March 2025)

Practice Index

Lords bid to exempt practices from NI increases Practices could still be exempted from the increase in employers National Insurance rates following a vote in the House of Lords. The Lords voted to amend the National Insurance Act to protect health and care providers. More than 13,000 people have signed a petition against the change.

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Primary care news round-up (19th December 2024 to 1st January 2025)

Practice Index

The BMA welcomed the news, signalling that the extra money might help to relieve the pressure that practices face from the National Insurance increase. Scotland needs urgent action to avoid practice collapse The BMA has issued a bleak assessment of prospects for Scotlands health services in 2025.

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Proactive denial management: A revenue game changer for small practices

Medical Economics

Industry data showed that insurers on HealthCare.gov denied about 19% of in-network claims in 2023 ; that’s $73 million out of $319 million in claims filed. For a small practice, each denial means delayed payment and a new round of research and correction. Then, group these denials by payer or category to reveal patterns.

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Primary care news round-up (3rd to 9th April 2025)

Practice Index

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: It is only because of the necessary decisions we took to increase employer National Insurance that we are able to recruit more GPs and deliver better services for patients. The post Primary care news round-up (3rd to 9th April 2025) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog.

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Simplifying Compliance: How Medical Billing Services Keep You Audit-Ready

CollaborateMD

These regulations ensure that healthcare providers accurately bill patients and insurance companies while protecting sensitive patient information. Following health insurance policies and procedures. For example, this April 2025, CMS announces 50 new ICD-10-PCS codes (PDF). Why is medical compliance critical?

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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

In OCR’s last round of HIPAA audits in 2016 and 2017, most audited entities were not fully compliant with this important Security Rule provision, as they had either failed to conduct a HIPAA-compliant risk analysis, had not conducted one frequently enough, or their risk analyses were not comprehensive and/or accurate.

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ePrescription Software Development – Detailed Outlook

Arkenea

Since it includes patients’ data or ePHI (Protected Health Information), it’s essential to encompass HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) rules during the e-prescription software development process. HIPAA regulations safeguard ePHI on physical, technical, and administrative levels.