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The Most Expensive Medical Condition Is Not What You Think

Forbes Healthcare

Home Warranty Cost Best Home Appliance Insurance Best Solar Companies Best Solar Panels Cost Of Solar Panels Solar Tax Credit By State Are Solar Panels Worth It? They take pain medications, perhaps attend physical therapy appointments, but they don’t receive expensive chemotherapy or outrageously priced insulin.

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5 issues in the check-in process that impact your medical practice 

Health Prime

Inaccurate information can include: Incorrect personal details Outdated insurance data Incomplete medical histories These errors in data entry can result in claim denials from insurance companies, leading to payment delays and financial losses for the practice.

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How to Patient Scheduling and Appointment Management

Northwest Career College

Here’s an easy guide to help you understand how to manage client appointments. A scheduling system allows the office to keep track of appointments and how to reschedule if necessary and avoids double-booking. Sometimes, patients forget appointments because of their busy schedules.

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Esse Health Confirms Almost 264,000 Patients Affected by April 2025 Cyberattack

The HIPAA Journal

Esse Health had previously publicly announced the cyberattack, which prevented access to its electronic medical record system, resulting in appointments being cancelled. At the time of the announcement, the investigation and file review were ongoing, so it was unclear how many individuals had been affected.

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How pay-first and direct primary care models are reshaping practice finances and patient experience

Medical Economics

Direct primary care (DPC) offers stable revenue through subscription fees, eliminating routine insurance claims and enhancing patient access. Once the insurer processes the claim, any remaining patient responsibility is automatically charged to the credit card on file, drastically reducing manual collections and bad‑debt write‑offs.

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Calculating the real cost of the upcoming NI and NLW rise on general practice – By the IGPM

Practice Index

You’ll have seen in the press lately a lot of attention being paid to the National Insurance and National Living Wage increases being introduced from April 2025. However, not private enough to be able to obtain the same relief on the National Insurance increase that other private, small businesses can. because we are NHS organisations.

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Constant credentialing and provider purges: The hidden crisis for physicians and other clinicians in U.S. health care

Medical Economics

Three months later, when longtime patients start calling about their insurance no longer covering visits, the physician finds out they have been dropped from multiple networks, not for quality issues but for missing a paperwork deadline. Insurance companies simply drop noncompliant providers and notify them after the fact. In practice?