Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 21, 2020

By Bill Flatley, senior service delivery manager, OST. When the global pandemic hit the United States in March, droves of people who normally would have visited hospitals or clinics for routine care and appointments stayed […]. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.

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Billing Appointments Hospital 91

Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2018

Hospital and healthcare providers are getting real about improving patient and health consumer experience, the latest Kaufman Hall research finds. Kaufman Hall interviewed 200 organizations for this study, including health systems, stand-alone hospitals, children’s hospitals, and specialty hospitals.

Hospital 81

Hospital Customer Service Billing Patient Experience 81

Scrubs

JUNE 2, 2023

“The reason that she was able to survive was that she got immediate care on the floor in the hospital,” said Dr. Kristopher George, chairman of cardiothoracic surgery of Ascension Providence. “I The staff put her on an ECMO machine, which not all area hospitals have. I’ve been to three doctor’s appointments.

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Follow-Up Billing Hospital Appointments 134

Health Prime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As mental health demand continues to grow exponentially , it is equally important for mental health providers to optimize their billing practices to ensure fair and timely reimbursements, enabling them to continue delivering high-quality patient care. Strategies to improve your mental health reimbursements 1.

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Billing Medical Coding Documentation Insurance 97

Health Prime

JUNE 20, 2024

According to the 2023 ACHE’s Top Issues Confronting Hospitals survey , workforce challenges emerged as the foremost concern for hospital CEOs, ranking number one on their list of priorities. Patients may face longer wait times for appointments, delays in receiving treatment, or even the closure of essential services.

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Billing Patient Care Appointments Patient Satisfaction 105

Scrubs

JULY 23, 2023

They feel their anxiety is “terrible for working in a hospital where people try to die on me all the f**king time.” My company loved folks that already had clinical/hospital experience. Chart review, then message providers and tell them to fix their charting so hospitals bill appropriately for charges. They’re not alone.

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Hospital Insurance Medication Appointments 190

Scrubs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

At the same time, they manage administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, billing, and maintaining patient records. They schedule appointments, collect patient information, and ensure patient records are accurate and current. These settings include hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and outpatient care centers.

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Medical Assistant Medical Administrative Assistant Medication Medical Terminology 147

Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently introduced a bill addressing cybersecurity protections and oversight in the healthcare industry. Cybercriminals are not just targeting hospital systems and other healthcare providers. Another software solutions provider suffered a breach of more than 2.5

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Billing Hospital Patient Safety Appointments 59

CollaborateMD

JANUARY 5, 2024

These days, billing can be complex. It makes billing simpler and more accurate. The medical billing market is growing fast. This growth shows just how vital medical billing is becoming. This growth shows just how vital medical billing is becoming. Medical billing software comes with many helpful features.

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Billing Medication Follow-Up Insurance 52

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. hospital and healthcare Chief Financial Officers’ minds. Given a $60K median U.S. VisitPay conducted a poll among 1,734 U.S. The post In the U.S.,

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Insurance Billing Medication Follow-Up 113

ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 14, 2025

Medical Assistants in certain settings, such as hospitals or clinics with extended hours, might work evening or weekend shifts. Extended Hours and Weekends: Settings: Hospitals, urgent care centers, and clinics with extended hours. Shift Work: Settings: Larger hospitals or 24-hour facilities.

Medical Assistant 52

Medical Assistant Medication Vital Signs Scheduling 52

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

If you made your living in commercial real estate — and especially, working with hospitals’ and health systems’ office space — would the concept of telehealth be freaking you out right now? Ironically, Boomers had to wait longer for in-person appointments than patients in Gen Z or Millennial generations.

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Appointments Follow-Up Hospital Billing 96

Walker Info - Patient Experience

JANUARY 20, 2025

Improving Access and Outcomes Using Success, Effort, Emotion, and Trust Metrics A nurse enters a hospital room for a routine blood draw. Hospitals with higher patient experience scores report a 161% better net margin than competitors with low scores. [1] She greets the patient, explains why she is there, and begins the task.

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Patient Experience Patient Satisfaction Hospital Follow-Up 52

Northwest Suburban College

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Medical assistants are vital team members in healthcare settings such as hospitals, clinics, and private practices. This means more job opportunities for medical assistants in various healthcare settings like hospitals, clinics, and private practices. With an aging population, the need for healthcare services continues to rise.

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Medical Assistant Medication Vital Signs Huddles/Rounds 52

Prism Career Institute

JUNE 1, 2024

While more than half of the medical assistants employed in the United States work in hospitals and medical offices, medical assistants can perform their duties in a variety of settings. The post Beyond Hospitals: Where Else Can Medical Assistants Work? But variety isn’t found only in their responsibilities.

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Medical Assistant Hospital Medication Hospice 52

Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

One of the challenges has been price transparency, which is the central premise of this weekend’s New York Times research-rich article by reporters Sarah Kliff and Josh Katz: Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Patients have been much more forthcoming than hospitals, the journalists have found.

Patient Experience 90

Patient Experience Billing Insurance Hospital 90

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Most health consumers expect providers to communicate about routine health care helping them track lab results, recommend and schedule preventive tests and screenings, text or online chat between appointments, and send reminders about taking medicines. Less than half say they’re currently getting that support from health care providers.

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Communication Patient Experience Scheduling Appointments 125

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Hospital care is coming home. Most patients given the choice would rather receive acute, hospital-level care in the comfort, safety, and hygiene of their own homes. Patients-as-consumers increasingly expect retail-enchanting service levels from health care – especially as patients pay medical bills increasingly out-of-pocket.

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Hospital Appointments Follow-Up Billing 83

Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Health care access is a challenge in rural and urban areas, cities and suburbs, and across more demographic groups than you might realize, as we see wait times grow for appointments, primary care shortages, and delays in screening plaguing health systems around the world.

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Triage Appointments Collaboration Scheduling 71

ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 31, 2024

Medical Assistants perform both administrative tasks like scheduling appointments and clinical duties such as taking patient vital signs, assisting with examinations, and preparing treatment rooms. Medical Assistants work in healthcare settings such as clinics, hospitals, and doctor’s offices. Where Do They Work?

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Patient Access Representative Medication Vital Signs Medical Assistant 52

Prism Career Institute

JANUARY 28, 2025

Whether patients go to a private practice, a hospital, or a clinic, they deserve the best care available. Those who have chosen medical coding and billing career paths are relied upon to help facilities manage patient visits and procedures. What Is Medical Billing?

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Medical Coding Medication Billing Medical Assistant 52

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Check out this chart from the Waystar study, showing that nearly one in four patients at high-risk miss medical appointments at least once a month, and two-thirds miss appointments a few times a year. Access to health care services is a core social determinant for health, and there are many reasons people can miss appointments.

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Appointments Insurance HIPAA Billing 95

ACI Medical & Dental School

MARCH 9, 2024

A Medical Secretary is an important member of a health care team who performs administrative and other supportive tasks in a variety of healthcare settings such as hospitals and doctor’s offices. Scheduling patient appointments. Assisting with billing and coding , and updating electronic health records (EHR).

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Medical Secretary Medication Medical Terminology Problem Solving Skills 52

CollaborateMD

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

More revenue:   Studies  link positive patient experiences with increased hospital revenue. Patients may have to make appointments weeks or months in advance. This can be especially frustrating if they arrive on time for their appointment. Billing Issues Medical bills can often be unclear.

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Follow-Up Appointments Patient Satisfaction Billing 52

Northwest Suburban College

JUNE 14, 2024

Medical Assistants work in various settings, including hospitals, clinics, private practices, and long-term care facilities, making them integral to the healthcare system. From scheduling and managing patient records to handling billing and insurance, their expertise helps promote efficiency in medical practices.

Medical Assistant 52

Medical Assistant Medication Follow-Up Appointments 52

Health Populi

JUNE 4, 2024

Once that appointment is made, patients are looking for ease-of-use in their personal health care “operating systems” — above all, ease of navigation of and with the health care provider, with good experiences from the front desk and administrative staff to clinical encounters.

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Patient Experience Customer Service Appointments Insurance 71

Arkenea

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In contrast, PM software is primarily used by practice managers and administrative staff, including front desk personnel, billing specialists, and office managers. The clinical side of hospitals and offices is managed by Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software. can be stored and reused.

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Documentation Billing Appointments Medical History 52

Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Top-adopted tools included telehealth, patient portals, patient appointment reminders, and online bill pay adopted by over one-half of health systems leaders. Note that in-home services such as hospital-at-home and remote patient monitoring are being used by roughly 1 in 5 health systems in this study.

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Scheduling Appointments Billing Hospital 62

Minority Nurse

JUNE 1, 2023

We may think about patients, patient care, medications, interventions, and hospitals, but justice might seem like the purview of lawyers, legislators, activists, human service agencies, and non-profit organizations. When we reflect on nursing, we don’t always consider the concept of justice.

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Unit Organization and Environment Appointments Billing Medication 98

New York Medical Career Training Center

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Medical Assistant A medical assistant assists the physician in the day to day activity of the hospital and clinic. Medical Billing Code The medical billing coder is assigned to the task of processing the records and information of the patient. The coders are required at small, medium and big clinics and hospitals.

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Medical Assistant Certification Billing Administrative Work 52

Health Populi

JULY 19, 2022

Some patients dealing with cancer at Mercy Health’s Lourdes Hospital have been supplied with gas cards. This gesture is enabling families to get to medical appointments around Paducah, Kentucky where, this week, car drivers faced regular gas priced at an average of $4.16 a gallon compared with $2.92 one year ago.

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Insurance Collaboration Hospital Appointments 87

Health Populi

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Health insurance and healthcare rank low here with consumer finance (think red-lining in mortgage and banking companies), utilities (think energy prices in the winter), telecomms (for phone and connectivity bills), and retail clothing (in ESG, thinking fast-fashion and sustainability). So you’re wondering who are the Top 10 U.S.

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Insurance Communication Appointments Hospital 83

WSMDA

APRIL 28, 2023

Administrative Administrative medical assistants work primarily in office settings and are responsible for tasks such as scheduling appointments, managing patient records, and processing insurance claims. They may also handle billing and coding tasks and perform other administrative duties as needed.

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Medical Assistant Certification Vital Signs Medication 52

Health Prime

AUGUST 10, 2023

According to the 2022 ACHE’s Top Issues Confronting Hospitals survey , workforce challenges emerged as the foremost concern for hospital CEOs, ranking number one on their list of priorities. Consider partnering with reputable medical billing companies that specialize in revenue cycle management.

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Medication Billing Scheduling Patient Care 52

Northwest Career College

APRIL 17, 2024

Core Responsibilities Medical assistants are the support staff in medical practices, clinics, and hospitals. Appointment Scheduling Among other responsibilities, appointment scheduling can be one of a medical assistant’s most indispensable activities.

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Medical Assistant Medication Appointments Vital Signs 40

Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2023

Note that 21% of these sicker patients needed a particular doctor or hospital not covered by their insurance — that is, out-of-network. The table breaks out these data points for the well versus the un-well, making the point that PAB is more likely greater among people dealing with chronic and acute conditions.

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Insurance Appointments Billing Hospital 62

Northwest Career College

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Medical administrative assistants perform many functions and help facilitate the smooth operation of medical offices, clinics, and hospitals. Handle Large Volume of Patient Scheduling Managing patient appointments is one of the most significant challenges for a medical administrative assistant.

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Medical Administrative Assistant Medication Patient Records Appointments 40