Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

This survey will be available from March 3 to March 31, 2025, and should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Providing feedback about your experiences in Connect Care will give AHS the information needed to make improvements. The survey and an FAQ can be accessed via the below links.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 16, 2024

adults plans to purchase at least one health and wellness digital health technology product to gift during the winter 2024 holiday season, according to the 2024 Consumer Technology Holiday Purchase Patterns study served up by CTA, the Consumer Technology Association — aka the annual host of CES. One in two U.S. CTA assessed U.S.

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Mobius MD

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Below, weve compiled some of the best medical apps doctors use to solve everyday clinical needs in 2025. Top Medical Apps for Physicians in 2025 Apps for Clinical Communication Doximity is one of the most widely used apps among physicians. Follow regulations. Choose evidence-based apps. Discuss app usage with patients.

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Practice Index

JANUARY 2, 2025

pay rise for GPs in 2025/26. The BMA has called for an increase of 20% plus inflation for salaried GPs, alongside a commitment to annual uplifts in the following years to reverse the effects of over a decade of underfunding. Im not getting my hopes up! Before Christmas, the Government announced its proposal for a 2.8%

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EvidenceCare

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

CMS Policy Changes to Reduce Costs Financial pressures are rising as CMS implements the updated Version 28 Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) model , which introduces changes aimed at limiting types of codes that are most used for up-coding or over-coding to help rein in spending. We call them CMS 4201 violations.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 14, 2025

There were over 4,500 exhibitors on the show floor of the 2025 CES in Las Vegas last week, addressing every imaginable aspect of consumers’ daily lives as we increasingly coexist with technology to support life, liberty, and our personal pursuits of happiness… … and health.

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The Healthcare Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

I spent 33 minutes on the phone on January 8th, 2025 before I finally navigated the maze that is American healthcare to the extent that a medication that has been prescribed for me by my doctor regularly for several years could be delivered to her office in time for my next appointment. .”

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

General Connect Care Satisfaction Follow-Up Survey [open until March 31] Netcare Update - Connect Care Clinic-Administered Medication Information FAQ Why were my discharged patient's DI orders cancelled?

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Health Populi

JUNE 11, 2024

This year, I opted for a 2025 Subaru Forester and a year’s tuition for a New Mexico resident living off-campus for 2023-24 attending University of New Mexico. These numbers are for one “average” person covered by an employer via PPO.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The publication of the Neighbourhood Health Guidelines for 2025/26 has once again left general practice in the dark. Digital solutions such as remote monitoring and patient-initiated follow-up are also being promoted as ways to improve access and reduce unnecessary appointments.

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Health Populi

MARCH 20, 2025

We need innovation and the ability to be flexible and keep up with changes in our models and the market, which is limited by the single vendor mindset. My question to Harm: What would you like to see happen among the health IT buyers once they open up to the Unvendor concept? Second, consider user experience.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 7, 2025

General Between the Charts: CMIO Newsletter for Prescribers - Issue 15 Now Available [updated] Connect Care Satisfaction Follow-Up Survey [open until March 31] Connect Care Transparent Lockdown - March 7, 2025 13:00-04:30 March 13, 2025 Connect Care Scheduled Downtime and Spring Upgrade - Thursday March 13, 2025, 00:30-04:30 All User Bulletin - Daylight (..)

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 14, 2025

General Connect Care Satisfaction Follow-Up Survey [open until March 31] New "Medical Readiness" Button Adds to Discharge Planning Tool Kit Support Tool Tune Up: JanuaryMarch 2025 Order Tool Updates [updated] Pharmacy Update - Levodopa-Carbidopa Custom Dosing Units Manual See What's New (updates and additions) Spring 2025 Upgrade Between the Charts: (..)

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Practice Index

JANUARY 9, 2025

Catch up with the last month of 2024 for anything you might have missed! While supporting practices to set up Holiday Manager, weve heard some questions that pop up again and again, so if youre thinking about starting 2025 with a better way of managing your leave, read on!

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CollaborateMD

APRIL 3, 2025

” With all of these concerns, it’s vital that providers and billing departments understand and follow the key elements of proper medical billing compliance to run a successful practice. Following health insurance policies and procedures. For example, this April 2025, CMS announces 50 new ICD-10-PCS codes (PDF).

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 22, 2024

I hope to provide attendees of HLTH 2024 along with my readers who aren’t in Vegas useful context for assessing the new ideas and business model announcements as well as a practical summary for those of you in planning mode for health care in 2025. And convenience actually mashes up costs for everyday people in the form of time-costs.

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The Healthcare Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Following the surge, investment plummeted. What were left with entering into 2025 are a smorgasbord of solutions clamoring to attach themselves to traditional enterprise incumbents (Health Insurance Providers, Electronic Health Records, Hospital Systems). Those regions are ripe for follow-on expansion and digital scale.

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Were shifting our focus to the reports you should run regularly in 2025 to keep a pulse on your practices ongoing performance. To take action, follow up promptly on overdue accounts, review and optimize your billing processes to reduce delays, and consider implementing automated reminders for patients and insurance companies.

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Wrapping up your practice for the New Year includes: Reconciling all accounts accurately Sorting out outstanding claims Updating patient information These measures will prevent discrepancies that lead to financial loss, reduce mistakes, and speed up the claim approval process, allowing your practice to continue running without glitches.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 4, 2025

Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio, has suffered a significant data breach involving the electronic protected health information of up to 88,541 individuals. Notification letters were mailed to the affected individuals on February 21, 2025.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 6, 2025

Class members can claim up to $10,000 as reimbursement for documented expenses incurred as a result of the data breach. The plaintiffs claimed to have experienced an uptick in robocalls and spam following the data breach and said the 12 months of credit monitoring services were woefully insufficient. million customers.

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Arkenea

APRIL 10, 2025

This approach can free up internal resources, reduce time to market, and provide access to niche skills, especially in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. Scalability Outsourced teams can flex up or down based on project phases.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 18, 2025

A third-party eDiscovery vendor was engaged to review the exposed and stolen data and confirmed that up to 6.5 As is now common following data breaches, multiple class action lawsuits were filed in response to the data breach. million individuals were affected. In June 2024, the breach notices were updated to state that 6.08

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Arkenea

JANUARY 23, 2025

Key Takeaway: AI can help predict the potential effectiveness of new drugs and speed up the drug discovery process. billion in 2018 to $126 billion in 2025. To speed up the drug discovery process R&D Pharma businesses all over the world are utilizing cutting-edge ML algorithms and AI-powered solutions.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 17, 2023

” And across all technologies assessed in this study, it was AI and machine learning that the health care finance execs pointed to as a top-three investment priority, followed by improving the patient experience (among 37%), and automating business processes (32%). “It is not hard to see why AI is on their agenda,” U.S.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

On January 8, 2025, a federal grand jury in Virginia returned an indictment against a hospital. Dr. Javaid Perwaiz was indicted and convicted following trial in federal court of healthcare fraud. Dr. Perwaiz was convicted of healthcare fraud following trial, and at sentencing found to have caused $20.8

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

One 2024 cyberattack on a healthcare payment cycle management company caused severe disruption throughout the healthcare industry and is estimated to have resulted in the compromise of the ePHI of up to one third of the U.S. Deadlines and Key Dates Comments are due on or before March 7, 2025. population. [1]

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Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While the plan of care is always the number one area for citations, care coordination consistently ranks right up there,” said SimiTree Compliance Senior Manager Sheila Salisbury-Sizemore. At a minimum, each patient’s medical record should reflect care team coordination at the following time points: Start of care.

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

This means considering things like: Referring working patients to clinics that offer extended hours Referring Medicaid patients to well-known psychiatric units that work well with their insurance And more Building rapport and understanding the patient more fully can help PCPs direct patients to the appropriate resource and encourage follow-ups.

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Relias

JUNE 19, 2023

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S. One great way of achieving this goal is to set up one-on-one meetings with supervisors to discuss positive client outcomes. To keep this passion alive, make sure your staff understands the difference their work makes.

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Medical Advantage

JANUARY 4, 2024

The penalty would apply in 2025 based on the 2023 performance period. Requesting reweighting of all four MIPS performance categories would avoid a MIPS penalty in 2025. It is important to review official sources for the most up-to-date information and further details on the specific improvement activities and their requirements.

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Were shifting our focus to the reports you should run regularly in 2025 to keep a pulse on your practices ongoing performance. To take action, follow up promptly on overdue accounts, review and optimize your billing processes to reduce delays, and consider implementing automated reminders for patients and insurance companies.

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Accepted Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

The students are broken up into 16 groups. So it’s been moved up a bit. So the basic science portion goes up to the winter break, and then they start the block system which we had before. So, but the cost does end up. It’s very, very much focused on small group learning. It’s working out very well.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Key Takeaways It is anticipated that more than a quarter of a billion copies of this practical technology will have been marketed by 2025. By utilizing smart devices and apps to automate medical operations, hospitals may free up staff time for other, more critical responsibilities while also saving time and effort.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Under the final rule released in November 2021, your agency will be able to receive payment adjustments of plus or minus 5% based on the TPS starting in 2025, which is derived from either achievement scores or improvement scores. TNC measures include the following: TNC Self-Care. Determining payment adjustments. TNC Mobility.

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Doximity

MARCH 29, 2024

The Nomination Survey asks eligible candidates to nominate up to five residency programs that provide the best clinical training in their specialty, which is then weighted to construct an analysis that is nationally representative of the opinions of board-certified U.S. 5) When does the 2024-2025 Residency Navigator launch?

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Practice Index

APRIL 4, 2024

Employees who are carers may request up to one week off work over a 12-month period for the purpose of providing this care. Time can be split up into periods of as little as half a day but cannot go over a week in total. days or more – twice the amount of notice as time requested (i.e.,

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