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Insurance companies vow to fix prior authorization process…again

Medical Economics

"While we are encouraged by today's announcement from health plans on prior authorization, much of what insurers intend to do has already been mandated by CMS for their Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care plans along with similar adoption dates," said Anders Gilberg, senior vice president, government affairs, MGMA.

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How to bill for a house call visit

Mobius MD

When making a house call, you may offer additional services such as advanced care planning, diagnosis services, or other minor procedures. The care settings for the current code families were not changed. Typically, you spend 15 minutes face-to-face with the patient and/or family.

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How Healthcare Roles are Shifting with Aging Populations in the U.S.

We Care Online

This means healthcare providers are moving away from short-term interventions toward more continuous, relationship-based care. In this article, we will discuss how healthcare roles are shifting with the aging population in the US.

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Can EHRs Expand to Become Health Systems’ “Platform of Platforms” (UDHPs)?

The Healthcare Blog

Epic’s EHR Expansion Plans Epic is more than a basic EHR — it offers existing customers a broad base of capabilities. In his article “ An Epic Saga: The Origin Story ” he describes how Epic grew to its current size. Interop guru Brendan Keeler has written extensively about Epic.

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Advanced Primary Care Management Services: A new proactive model for whole patient care

Medical Economics

These patients often require more intensive, specialized care, usually overseen by primary care physicians (PCPs) and other clinicians who are closest to them and have the historical knowledge to direct and manage treatment and care plans effectively.

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Why Nursing Careers Are More Impactful Than Ever Before

We Care Online

In this article, well explore how nursing careers are changing and the growing impact nurses have today. Nurses are essential in patient-centered healthcare models because they provide holistic care that addresses patients physical, emotional, and psychological needs.

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How Health Systems are Losing Contact with their Clinicians

The Healthcare Blog

By JEFF GOLDSMITH Jeff wrote this article for Hospitals & Health Networks in the July 5, 1998 edition. – Matthew Holt It is hard not to be impressed by the sweep of change, both in the capabilities of the American health system and in health care organizations, over the last 20 years. This is not an image problem.