Tag: Healthcare Technology

Early Impact Of CMS Expansion Of Medicare Telehealth During COVID-19

Early Impact Of CMS Expansion Of Medicare Telehealth During COVID-19

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken unprecedented action to expand telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries. Since people were advised to stay at home to reduce risk of exposure of COVID-19, there was an urgency to increase access to telehealth services to help people who need routine care and […]
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Automating Revenue Cycle Management Improves Patient Experience

The right revenue cycle management technology can create a transparent, seamless patient experience, which benefits the bottom line. For the longest time, revenue cycle management has been the man behind the curtain. Healthcare organizations have focused on improving the clinical experience using technology and provider education while telling patients and providers to pay no attention […]
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AI and EHR Perfect Together

AI and EHR: Perfect Together?

Big data and electronic health records — along with other technologies — could change the way long-term care is delivered. We’re living in an age of unprecedented technology. Back in the 1960s, when most of the residents at your long-term care facility were establishing their careers and rearing children, the first computers began appearing in […]
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4 Strategies For Accurate Medical Coding & Denial Prevention

4 Front-End Revenue Cycle Revamps You Need For A Competitive Edge

In the crowded healthcare market, smart healthcare leaders must find patient satisfaction advantages everywhere they can. When it comes to patient satisfaction, providing excellent clinical care is a no-brainer. But in a crowded and competitive healthcare market, smart healthcare leaders know that they need an edge everywhere, including an efficient revenue cycle. That’s the case […]
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Patient Access To New Technologies

CMS Announces HCPCS Coding, Coverage And Payment Initiatives To Improve Patient Access To New Technologies

On May 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS or the Agency) announced in a press release that it will be changing how frequently the Agency reviews applications for new and revised Level II codes under the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). Specifically, CMS stated that the Agency “is moving to a process with […]
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How Blockchain Can Solve Healthcare’s Data Reconciliation Problem

How Blockchain Can Solve Healthcare’s Data Reconciliation Problem

The U.S. healthcare industry has a $1 trillion opportunity to cut costs and reduce waste, according to a 2015 Harvard Business Review analysis. While there are various areas waste accumulates, costly data reconciliation is a prominent problem for hospitals and health systems. Change Healthcare defines data reconciliation as “the process of compiling information across companies […]
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Patient Satisfaction

How to Drive Patient Satisfaction and Financial Results with a Modern Medical Billing Process

Most industries embrace the motto “the customer is king.” They are acutely aware their success is driven by it. While the complexity of the healthcare business model has made it challenging for provider organizations to adopt such an ethos, the recent rise of consumerism in the industry necessitates that providers prioritize the patient experience if […]
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