Medical Economics

JULY 24, 2025

It was an apparent reference to the Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the financial plan supported by House Republicans and President Donald J. In the hearing, other Democrats openly criticized that bill and its effects on health care. Physicians and other clinicians also make up an important stakeholder group in MA.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 11, 2023

Patients around the country are getting stuck with enormous medical bills as hospitals continue to mark up the cost of their services, including those for routine medical procedures and advanced surgeries. For many patients and families, rising medical bills can be a nightmare.

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EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

Regulatory Standards CERT (comprehensive error rate testing) is a program administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that utilizes Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) to review medical records and identify potential billing errors. The goal for the compliance measure is to have over 95% of discharges compliant.

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Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Automation in healthcare can lead to multiple benefits for your practice, such as decreased manual efforts, reduced errors, increased capacity, and speeding up administrative processes. Here are five ways you can automate your practice’s workflows to free up your staff’s time, increase revenue and focus on your patients: 1.

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Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The PEPPER gives your organization a snapshot of your case mix, coding, and billing practices and compares you to other providers in the nation, Medicare Administrative Contractor jurisdiction, and state. The report is available for the following facilities: Skilled nursing facilities. Home health agencies. Average case mix.

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Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Automation in healthcare can lead to multiple benefits for your practice, such as decreased manual efforts, reduced errors, increased capacity, and speeding up administrative processes. Here are five ways you can automate your practice’s workflows to free up your staff’s time, increase revenue and focus on your patients: 1.

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Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While the plan of care is always the number one area for citations, care coordination consistently ranks right up there,” said SimiTree Compliance Senior Manager Sheila Salisbury-Sizemore. At a minimum, each patient’s medical record should reflect care team coordination at the following time points: Start of care.

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Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Typically, message events are of the following two forms: Flat Files- HL7 Version 2.4 Typically, message events are of the following two forms: Flat Files- HL7 Version 2.4 HL7 messages consist of the following components: 1. It enhances healthcare interoperability and defines the format for the sharing of healthcare information.

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Relias

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The revenue cycle includes all processes from capturing a patient’s information to final billing and payment. “Oftentimes, we see revenue cycle treated as a department that sits on the back end with billing,” said Melissa Scott , director of advisory services at Change Healthcare.

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Medical Coding Billing Documentation Discharges 52

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

Acting as navigators through the intricate labyrinth of our healthcare system, patient advocates tackle various challenges related to medical treatment, billing intricacies, and insurance matters all of which are particularly vital for individuals enrolled in bundled payment plans.

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Patient Advocacy Patient Satisfaction Discharges Hospital 52

CareerStep

MAY 27, 2024

It could be very beneficial to get an internship in either of these settings, particularly if institutional pharmacy is where you want to end up.

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Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As you think about healthcare compared to other services that you receive on a daily basis, we’re just lagging so far behind in terms of how we provide digital services to our patients, to consumers, how we do follow-up, how we provide education. And he saw that actually as a business issue. 8:39] Absolutely.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JUNE 17, 2025

Daily Dive M-F Payer Weekly Every Wednesday IT Weekly Every Thursday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Hippocratic’s tool acts as a first point of contact for patients post-discharge. Following that, UHS plans to launch the technology at all of its 29 acute care hospitals. “We

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Follow-Up Discharges Hospital Acute Care 110

The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

On January 5, 2021, the HIPAA Safe Harbor Bill (HR 7898) was signed into law by President Trump and amended the HITECH Act. The purpose of the HIPAA Safe Harbor Bill was to encourage healthcare organizations to adopt recognized cybersecurity practices to improve their defenses against cyberattacks.

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