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Proactive denial management: A revenue game changer for small practices

Medical Economics

While teams pour countless hours into patient care, goodwill alone won’t keep operations running. For a small practice, each denial means delayed payment and a new round of research and correction. Finally, a weekly huddle lead runs a 15-minute Friday check-in to unblock problems and share trends.

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Congress Introduces Safe Staffing Bill for Hospitals to Protect Nurses

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National Nurses United has been gathering support for the bill as it makes the rounds in Congress. The union believes limiting how many patients each nurse can be assigned will bring more workers back into the fold. “The Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) in the House. It is set to be introduced today during a press conference.

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9 ways to stay sharp when summer fatigue sets in

Physicians Practice

Reynolds Fact checked by Chris Mazzolini Blog Article Utilize these nine strategies to combat mid-summer fatigue, boost practice efficiency and maintain energy levels through August and beyond. Think of it as preventive maintenance: just as you wouldn’t ignore a patient’s warning signs, you shouldn’t brush off your own.

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GLP-1s a good start to treat obesity, but patients need nutritional counseling and more, experts say

Medical Economics

July 1st 2025 Senate passage of Big Beautiful Bill prompts another round health care warnings June 23rd 2025 Ep. of AIMPA July 1st 2025 CMS looks for AI experts, physicians and other clinicians to streamline prior authorizations June 30th 2025 Biggest health care fraud crackdown in U.S. history targets $14.6B

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What is Automation in Healthcare? A Guide to Streamlining Operations 

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RELATED ARTICLE: How Automation is Revolutionizing Medical Claims Processing Accuracy What is Automation in Healthcare? Applications of automation span everything from medical billing and administrative processes to enhancing patient care through clinical decision support and real-time analytics.

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Holiday drinking habits quiz reveals surprising July 4th trends; hormone therapy linked to breast cancer risk changes in women under 55; U.S. preschoolers widely exposed to nearly 100 harmful chemicals – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

Morning Medical Update © gpointstudio - stock.adobe.com Holiday drinking habits quiz reveals surprising July 4 th trends As Independence Day approaches, Medical Economics’ sister publication, Patient Care Online , invites physicians to test their knowledge of U.S. Take the quiz and put your knowledge to the test on Patient Care Online.

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Primary care news round-up (23rd May to 30th May 2024)

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more direct patient care staff than a year earlier and 1.8% Dr Alan McCubbin, from Newcastle and North Tyneside, told the conference how a patient was fined a few hundred pounds after knocking his practice manager to the floor upon being told he could not see a GP immediately. Practices also had 4.7% more administrative staff.