Health Populi

JUNE 11, 2024

between 2023 and 2024, according to the 2024 Milliman Medical Index. Milliman also calculated that the largest driver of cost increase in health care, accounting for nearly one-half of medical cost increases, was pharmacy, the cost of prescription drugs, which grew 13% in the year.

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Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2024

On June 11, Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the agency’s vision to ban Americans’ medical debt from credit reports. He called out that, “In recent years, however, medical bills became the most common collection item on credit reports.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

New mental health medications are often more effective, while also offering fewer and/or less severe side effects. It is important for prescribers and other mental health professionals to stay informed about the latest medications so they can share the information with colleagues and make the right decisions for patients.

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Amber Pharmacy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The new Vitality program helps support patients through billing, medications, dietitian support and patient outreach. Billing Transplant billing can be very complex. The specialist also walks patients through the intricate billing process of transplant medications with Medicare Part B.

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NHA Now

AUGUST 11, 2020

The top three most important soft skills for billing & coding specialists are professionalism, dependability , and critical thinking , according to a recent survey of employers for our 2020 Industry Outlook. Here are some examples of how the top soft skills for billing & coding specialists can impact this role.

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MedVA

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Los Angeles – MedVA – the fast-growing provider of human virtual assistants for medical, dental and veterinary offices – has achieved two key milestones by employing more than 1,000 trained, highly-vetted virtual assistants (VAs) and servicing more than 500 active clients in its first 18 months of operation. billion in 2020 to $26.1

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

have been self-rationing medical care for many years, well before any of us knew what “PPE” meant or how to spell “coronavirus.” adults had problems paying medical bills, largely delaying care due to cost for a visit or for prescription drugs. Patients in the U.S.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Recently Scott Galloway, the NYU professor, appeared on Bill Maher. With professor Vlad Kogan, I documented the clear data that schools must remain open, and worked extensively on this issue in 2020 and beyond. NYC was hit hard in April 2020, but closing schools was never a policy solution that would help.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A new report from CoverMyMeds details the current state of medication access weaving together key health care industry and consumer data. The reality even before the coronavirus crisis emerged in early 2020 was that U.S. One in three patients went without treatment or medications to pay for bills and basic needs, the research found.

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2022

Add on top of these significant stressors the need to deal with medical bills, which is another source of stress for millions of patients in America. The American Psychological Association study I cited in that post from 2020 found that financial stress was indeed contributing to Americans’ sense of anxiety and depression.

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Health Populi

MAY 1, 2020

economy would decline in 2020 by 5.9%, shown in the bar chart. By April 10th, four in ten working people age 18 to 64 had felt one or more of these impacts in the past 30 days; those hardships included food security, medical care, ability to pay for energy (gas, oil or electric bills), or pay for housing (rent or mortgage).

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MAY 17, 2023

One study of cosmetic surgery data found that body procedures like tummy tucks, buttock augmentation, and liposuction increased by 63 percent from 2020 to 2021. [1] That is because federal health care programs do not cover medical procedures that are not “medically necessary.” [5] Cosmetic surgeries are on the rise.

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NHA Now

AUGUST 25, 2020

Medical administrative assistants keep healthcare offices running smoothly. According to our recent survey of employers for the 2020 Industry Outlook. the top three most important soft skills for medical administrative assistants are professionalism, dependability , and verbal communication. Professionalism: Picture this.

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CareerStep

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Offered through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credential is a gold-standard in the industry, allowing you to stand out when you’re applying for medical billing and coding jobs. But how do you become certified? What is the exam like? Here’s what you need to know!

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Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2019

For mainstream Americans, “the math doesn’t add up” for paying medical bills out of median household budgets, based on the calculations in the 2019 VisitPay Report. With high health spending and lower life expectancy dollar for dollar, financial and health in-security will surely be voters’ priorities in 2020.

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ACMA Blog

JUNE 25, 2024

Engagement in Prior Authorization: Duties and Training INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. It ensures that what the patient receives is medically appropriate for their situation.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

Household penetration of smartwatch ownership grew 12%, whereas activity tracker growth was fairly flat between 2020 and 2021. In 2020, one-fourth of U.S. ” Health Populi’s Hot Points: HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

And bad debt — write-offs that come out of uncollected patient bill balances after “significant collection efforts” by hospitals and doctors — is challenging their already-thin or negative financial margins. Crowe benchmarked data from 1,600 hospitals and over 100,00 physicians in the U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

has skipped or stopped paying a bill, and over half of Americans have used emergency savings, according to a survey from the BlackRock Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI). adults 18 and over between May 7 and 11th 2020 by The Harris Poll, found that: 73% of Americans said the COVID-19 pandemic reduced their income.

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Valant

JULY 29, 2024

Altered mental status, unspecified (R41.82) is a billable ICD-10 diagnostic code under HIPAA regulations from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. While insurers prefer more descriptive ICD-10 codes, mental health practitioners should not list something specific if the patient’s medical record cannot support the diagnosis.

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MedVA

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Los Angeles – MedVA – the fast-growing provider of human virtual assistants for medical, dental and veterinary offices – has achieved two key milestones by employing more than 1,000 trained, highly-vetted virtual assistants (VAs) and servicing more than 500 active clients in its first 18 months of operation. billion in 2020 to $26.1

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

They are likely to stay there,” asserts “ The smartphone will see you now ,” an article in the March 7th 2020 issue of The Economist. I’d seen ATA’s initial statement on the coronavirus published on March 3 2020, so I knew Ann was on this issue. Congressional leadership on February 28 2020. The President signed the $8.3

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Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2023

are now delaying care is due to cost , not concerns about exposure to COVID-19 which created the phenomenon of “medical distancing” between 2020 and 2022, resulting in some patients avoiding preventive screenings and necessary care in face-to-face medical settings. “If The top reason people in the U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 7, 2020

Today, 7th May 2020, the U.S. adults the week of 27 April 2020. Consumers are concerned about their ability-to-pay for all kinds of bills, shown in the bar chart. weeks of bandwidth until they would be unable to pay their bills. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that about 3.17 points from the previous week.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Since COVID-19, there has been a notable decline in medical school admissions among applicants of color. To study how FPA affects the racial and ethnic diversity within the NP workforce, the researchers used data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on practitioner enrollment in Medicare from 2014 to 2020.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

One contributor to lackluster return-to-healthcare volumes is patients’ forgoing care due to cost — which Trilliant Health points out has overtaken COVID-19 concerns as the key driver for avoiding medical care services. adults saying inflation has made it harder to pay medical bills.

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

Not surprisingly, Medical AI (mAI), has been front and center. Unlike the power elite of America’s Medical Industrial Complex , mAI is open-minded and not inherently resistant to change. Direct to Consumer marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical devices is wasteful, confusing, and no longer necessary or beneficial.

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NHA Now

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

How can you stay current with the rapidly evolving medical billing codes related to COVID-19? For information on other issues pertaining to billing and coding, such as the 3 Essential Soft Skills for Billing and Coding Specialists, please subscribe to our blog. Those updates can be found here: [link].

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

All of those daily life-flows are blurring, accelerated by the pandemic and trends already in play and place by early 2020. As patients continue to morph into health consumers and medical bill payers, they will seek value-based care based on their own values, customers, preferences, and beliefs.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Families with children feel particularly strapped for the 2021 holiday season: while they will be less likely to reduce holiday spending, one-half are concerned about medical expenses compared with one year ago. Their top line is that hospital margins dropped for a second month as expenses climbed year-over-year, 2020-2021.

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NHA Now

JULY 13, 2020

Some roles that commonly work with EHR systems include: Medical assistants (CCMA) Medical administrative assistants (CMAA) Billing & coding specialists (CBCS) If you have EHR responsibilities in your current role, or are working toward a role that will have them, stacking the CEHRS credential can add a lot of value.

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ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. It is the insurance or payers’ way of controlling costs by approving or denying certain medications, procedures, or devices that may not usually be covered or is on a higher tier on the formulary.

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Health Populi

MAY 26, 2020

Millions of mainstream, Main Street Americans entered 2020 feeling income inequality and financial insecurity in the U.S. For this report, PwC polled 1,683 full-time employed adults between 18 and 75 years of age in January 2020. For this report, PwC polled 1,683 full-time employed adults between 18 and 75 years of age in January 2020.

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Since last week I wrote about medical debt in the U.S. The NBA finished its 2019-2020 season in a bubble, with players, staff, and media quarantined, playing in empty arenas. It’s not surprising that we end up with all that medical debt. publication ( The New York Times ) reported on it. In a nutshell, a Paris football (a.k.a.

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Amber Pharmacy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This partnership and integration will provide infusion centers with direct ordering access of specialty prescription medications and will reduce administrative burdens associated with payer-mandated specialty pharmacy requirements. Amber Specialty Pharmacy, a Hy-Vee, Inc.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

approaches the 2020 Presidential election. 84% of Americans told the Foundation that they were concerned about how much health care costs will affect them in the future, with 42% of patients saying they couldn’t afford to pay over $500 for an unexpected medical bill. The Physicians Foundation surveyed 2,001 U.S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

The Pew team surveyed 1,213 adults ages 18 and over in June and July 2020, interviewing in English and Spanish. health citizens are with respect to their medical information. And most patients would also want access to information on their mental, behavioral, and substance use history.

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