Tag: Patient Encounter

Reasons-for-Holdups-in-the-Medical-Billing-Process

Reasons for Holdups in the Medical Billing Process

The revenue cycle process within healthcare is intricate and has led to disconnections among various stakeholders, including physicians, coding teams, billers, and administrators. This has resulted in the diversion of time and staff resources away from patient care towards revenue collection efforts. This situation leads to lost revenue, diluted patient care quality, and decreased staff […]
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ED-ICU Model Improves Value of Healthcare Delivery

The ED-ICU model has the potential to improve the value of healthcare delivery, as it has been shown to improve care quality and have little impact on emergency department costs. Total cost per emergency department (ED) patient encounter remained unchanged at an academic medical center after it implemented an emergency department-based intensive care unit (ED-ICU), […]
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