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Insurance companies vow to fix prior authorization process…again

Medical Economics

Key initiatives include standardizing electronic submissions, reducing claims subject to prior authorization, and ensuring continuity of care during insurance transitions. Physicians remain cautiously optimistic, recalling past commitments with limited progress, but hope for meaningful improvements in patient care.

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Prior Authorization Is Changing

EvidenceCare

Today, it is a leading driver of care delays, administrative waste, and provider burnout—with surveys indicating over 90% of physicians reporting delays in patient care due to PA requirements. Honoring existing approvals during insurance transitions: Reducing patient disruption.

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MEDVA Awarded Healthcare Virtual Assistant Company of 2024

MedVA

MEDVA was created to solve one of healthcare’s most pressing issues: the administrative overload and staffing shortages that can divert medical staff from patient care. At MEDVA, we believe in supporting healthcare providers by eliminating the administrative burdens that detract from patient care. healthcare protocols.

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

Medical Economics

The pay-first model improves cash flow by collecting patient payments upfront, reducing manual collections and bad-debt write-offs. Direct primary care (DPC) offers stable revenue through subscription fees, eliminating routine insurance claims and enhancing patient access.

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Can an Apple Watch improve asthma management

Medical Economics

The virtual, randomized, controlled, and decentralized study was led by researchers from Elevance Health and the University of California, Irvine, in collaboration with Apple Inc. including participants with both commercial and Medicaid insurance. The trial enrolled 901 adults with asthma from 41 states across the U.S.,

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Seamless Electronic Health Record Integration: The Key to a Streamlined Practice and Better Patient Outcomes

CollaborateMD

When integrated with powerful practice management tools, EHR data reveals patient trends, triggers preventive interventions, and streamlines every step of the care-to-collection journey. Heightened Patient Outcomes through Data-driven Decisions Access to real-time clinical data helps providers make faster, more accurate diagnoses.

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Prioritizing People: Elevating the Healthcare Payor Customer Experience

Walker Info - Patient Experience

From a cancer patient: I had to change insurance in the middle of my eight-month treatment plan. She begged me to induce before the end of the year because shed already hit her insurance deductible. She begged me to induce before the end of the year because shed already hit her insurance deductible. Make it caring.