Revamping the patient medical billing experience to prevent surprises
The impacts of surprise medical bills go beyond the obvious strain on patients’ finances.
MedCitizens: StartUPDATES
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With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
It’s time to end the business of surprise medical bills. Here’s how.
We have the data sets and computational power needed to eliminate the fog around healthcare costs and how much consumers owe.
The hidden costs of healthcare’s hidden costs
A lack of transparency in payments is detrimentally impacting the financial health of small and mid-size practices. This, in turn, is making it difficult to maintain an independent practice, which is forcing more doctors to join larger groups.
A clutch of patient medical billing software startups has raised fresh capital
In a phone interview with HealthiPASS CEO Rajesh Voddiraju, he said the funds will be used to further innovate and expand the patient payments platform and sell into ambulatory healthcare settings across the country.
Drilling down into the motivations behind consumer healthcare decisions
“Part of it is a lack of understanding as an industry with respect to what consumers really want,” said Kirk Pion, vice president and “innovation champion” at UnitedHealthcare.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Balance billing reform is removing burden on patients when hospital is in network but doctor is not
13 states have some kind of restrictions on balance billing patients in certain situations.
How Successful Practices Maximize Their Revenue Cycles
Applying stronger checks on transaction management and constricting loopholes within healthcare practice can improve revenue for medical practitioners. In the modern day and age, the healthcare sector of the United States is facing a number of dilemmas, owing to a number of loopholes in the healthcare processing and transaction system. Cash flow is become increasingly […]
These entrepreneurs want to save patients from drowning in medical bills
Medical bills accounted for the majority of personal bankruptcies in 2013 — 57 percent. That was the conclusion of price comparison website Nerd Wallet’s Health channel. Even for people with insurance, long-term illnesses can have a huge impact on their finances. An entrepreneur and healthcare lawyer teamed up to develop an educational program to help […]
Fighting for patients by battling their bad, inaccurate hospital bills
Just about anyone who’s seen a healthcare bill knows that the process is, at a minimum, confusing. With the seemingly endless back-and-fourth between insurance and the provider on arbitrary pricing, even the savviest patient has difficulty discerning exactly how much they owe, for both routine procedures and complex hospital care. And while price transparency tools […]
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Study: EHRs haven’t changed medical billing for inpatient care. But what about outpatient?
A new study says there’s no need to worry about hospitals using their new electronic medical records to generate bigger bills and boost their income. It’s been a concern since at least 2012, when the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services sent hospitals a strongly worded letter warning them against using electronic records […]
The other ‘three’ things your practice can outsource
Outsourcing some of your obligations not only reduces your workload but can also improve your overall productivity. Outsourcing is a popular method used by companies to shed off some of their tasks to other service providers who are good at that particular task. Outsourcing is the practice of assigning a part of your work to […]
Where doctors should be in the onward march of ICD-10
There is much fear and concern among doctors and other healthcare workers surrounding the implementation of ICD-10. Many are predicting a delay in reimbursements in October when ICD-10 is made mandatory for insurance reimbursement. Surely those who wait to near the deadline will have problems. Doctors should be preparing from now, if not sooner. Where […]
EMR: Modernizing Healthcare
Within the healthcare industry, Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are one of the most debated topics being discussed today. In more than one way, the Information Technology has influenced the healthcare industry in hopes of automating the various processes and organizations. Along with streamlining clinical as well as administrative operations for care providers, technology facilitates care […]
Benefits of web-based Medical Billing
Medical billing enables a healthcare service to efficiently claim for the services provided. Web-based Medical Billing in a healthcare system ensures that the practice receives reimbursement for the work the providers perform smoothly. With the need to submit claims electronically, physicians should explore web-based services that have made a name in the field of Medical […]