Valant

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Adding a blog or resource section can help demonstrate your expertise. Optimize your profile by including detailed information about your specialties, accepted insurance plans, and treatment approaches. Highlight your experience, and make sure the site is easy to navigate and mobile-friendly.

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Practice Index

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In a big change to Employers’ National Insurance, the rate will rise by 1.2% Until you realise that the threshold at which you start to pay National Insurance is going down, from the current £9,100 per year to £5,000 per year. – By Paula the PM appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. I expect it will.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Using the Salary Calculator in the HUB , practices have been able to estimate the impact of the upcoming increases to the National Minimum Wage and National Insurance on their practice budgets. The post Practices will need to find 550m due to salary changes, says IGPM appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog.

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Health Prime

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Learn more about this in our blog Improve your front desk processes with these best practices. Main issues in the check-in process 1. This failure to verify the patient’s insurance could lead to invoicing discrepancies, prolonged payment cycles, and a loss of credibility in the practice from the patients.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 11, 2023

Even though he had insurance at the time, he was forced to pay the bill out-of-pocket, thanks to a practice known as “balance billing,” which is when healthcare providers and insurers fail to come to an agreement on how much they should pay for the hospital’s services. hospitals charge patients (or their insurers) 3.4

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Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2020

healthcare: the cost of health insurance relative to working Americans’ relatively flat incomes. I explored the details of this study in a post titled Health Insurance Affordability: A Call-to-Action for Healthcare Industry Stakeholders in the Pandemic , published on the Medecision Liberation blog site.

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Also, follow up with insurance companies to settle those claims immediately. Payment verification: Check each payment received against the expected receipt from the insurance provider and the patient. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog. This way, any discrepancy may be caught early.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

If you read this blog, you know one of the fastest-growing “aisles” at the annual conference is digital health. as a “health insurance company” evolving to its vision as technology-informed health care. Humana joined up with CTA’s Health and Fitness Technology Division this month. (You

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Health Prime

JANUARY 1, 2025

Read more about this in our blog 5 reasons to outsource your medical billing. Delays in credentialing can lead to a period where the physician is not working or seeing patients with specific insurances. Read more about the benefits of delegating your credentialing in our blog 5 reasons to outsource your medical credentialin g.

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In one of our past blogs, we delved into the end-of-year reports you should run in your practice. It categorizes unpaid patient invoices and insurance claims by age, typically in 30-day increments. Read more about this in our blog How to reduce your Days in AR. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Open Dental

MARCH 26, 2024

Learn how you can leverage AI for the dental insurance verification process to revolutionize efficiencies and increase patient satisfaction. The post Transforming Dental Insurance Verification with AI: Streamlining Eligibility Checks for Enhanced Efficiency appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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The Healthcare Blog

MARCH 26, 2025

Ballooning insurance premiums bloated administrative costs, and an opaque, middleman-driven system have left businesses with the highest healthcare costs in the worldtwice as much as top global competitors. Companies can no longer blindly trust big insurance carriers or PBMs to act in their best interest. For decades, U.S.

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Medbridge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

On top of their duty to treat patients, physical therapists (PTs) manage complex documentation, billing, and coding tasks critical to ensuring proper reimbursement for services from insurers. Physical therapy billing units are at the core of this process, providing a standardized way to quantify services during therapy sessions.

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Practice Index

JANUARY 2, 2025

While the 889 million uplift appears promising, concerns remain about how this funding will be allocated and whether it will cover the costs of the proposed pay rise, or the elephant in the room that is the National Insurance rise. appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. The post Is the GP pay proposal out of step with reality?

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

and post-pandemic job growth in 2021, the cost of health insurance premiums rose faster than either the price of goods or wages. Figure A shows the family health insurance premium cost-sharing between employers and workers over ten years. Even with growing inflation in the U.S.

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Open Dental

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Treatment Plan is vital for presenting your patients with recommended treatment, determining insurance estimates, and estimated patient responsibility. The post Taking on the Treatment Plan appeared first on Open Dental Blog. In this post, we'll cover preauthorizations, saving and signing treatment plans, and more!

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Health Prime

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This leads to claim denials and delays due to inappropriate or incorrect insurance information. It can also involve engaging the front-office staff in teaching how to ask for accurate insurance information either at the time of scheduling or registration, which may avoid such problems in the first place.

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Health Prime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Mental health providers must ensure they use the correct diagnosis and procedure codes when submitting claims to insurance companies. To learn more, check out our blog 6 aspects to consider when choosing the right medical coding partner for your practice. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog. Contact us at sales@hpiinc.com.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 28, 2025

The Financial Side: Insurance and Liability Protection Liability risks are a reality, but they can easily be forgotten while working in private homes or in a contract situation. Insurance for home care providers is your first line of defense.

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Practice Index

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Recent articles, including this previous blog from Practice Index, have highlighted the growing challenges caused by pharmacy closures and industrial action. The post Dispensing practices: A quiet crisis amid pharmacy closures and rising costs appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. What is a dispensing practice?

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Health Prime

AUGUST 29, 2024

Medical insurance claim submission is a critical step in the medical billing process. It determines the reimbursement the healthcare provider will receive from the insurance company. This includes errors in patient names, dates of birth, insurance policy numbers, and other personal details. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Health Prime

MAY 16, 2024

Clear and concise communication about billing procedures, insurance coverage, and out-of-pocket expenses can eliminate uncertainties and foster trust. When patients are well-informed about their financial responsibilities, it enhances their overall experience and contributes to a positive perception of your healthcare facility.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 9, 2023

Representatives from companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google recently met with healthcare executives, including those from some of the largest insurance and healthcare facilities in the country, to address this problem.

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Health Prime

MARCH 28, 2024

By implementing regular audits, refining refund processes, and focusing on patient education and communication, your practice can optimize your credit balance management, ensuring financial stability and building trust with patients and insurance providers. Implement a systematic review of patient accounts, insurance claims, and payments.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2021

In movies in particular, we’ve seen health care costs and hassles play featured in plotlines in As Good as it Gets [theme: health insurance coverage], M*A*S*H [war and its medical impacts are hell], and Philadelphia [HIV/AIDS in the era of The Band Played On], among dozens of others.

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Health Prime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Read more about this in our blog 4 steps to improve your patient payments process. Most importantly, financial transparency gives patients the information they need to make informed decisions regarding their treatment plan, insurance benefits, and what will be owed by them. Reach us at sales@hpiinc.com.

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Practice Index

MARCH 6, 2025

Lords bid to exempt practices from NI increases Practices could still be exempted from the increase in employers National Insurance rates following a vote in the House of Lords. The Lords voted to amend the National Insurance Act to protect health and care providers. More than 13,000 people have signed a petition against the change.

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Practice Index

JANUARY 9, 2025

Best of our blogs Uniforms and dress codes: considerations to keep in mind - By Susi O'Brien - "Most GP practices have a uniform or dress code policy. Every now and again, though, its good to have a reminder of topics like this, so todays blog will run through several common issues relating to uniforms and dress."

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Follow-Up Insurance Documentation Communication 59

Valant

MAY 30, 2024

There are four critical functions that practitioners should evaluate for outsourcing or hiring: billing, payroll, insurance credentialing, and human resources (HR). Changes in regulations, insurance requirements , and technology mean that practitioners must be proactive to meet the evolving needs of their patients and the industry as a whole.

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Billing Insurance Follow-Up Patient Satisfaction 105

Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Back in the 1970s or 1980s, if a nurse had a strong opinion about, for example, the world of health insurance, they could choose to write a letter to the editor in their local or regional newspaper; if they were lucky, a few hundred or thousand people would read what they had to say.

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Communication Insurance 52

Health Prime

JUNE 13, 2024

Consequences of coding errors for your practice : Payment delays: Incorrect codes can lead to delays in insurance companies’ payments, disrupting cash flow and affecting the financial stability of healthcare providers. Increased denials: Insurance companies are quick to deny claims with coding errors.

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Health Populi

JULY 26, 2022

According to the team’s analysis, Amazon is not yet active in AR/VR, med-tech/biotech, or insurance (but see more on that below via Mike McSherry’s observations). Longer-term, Mike could envision Amazon expanding into health insurance. That is regulatory scrutiny on deals like this one, which Sen.

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Health Prime

APRIL 25, 2024

Learn some strategies to reduce your practice’s Days in AR (DAR) in our blog How to reduce your Days in AR. Clear and transparent communication about financial responsibilities, insurance coverage, and available payment options can reduce the likelihood of unpaid bills. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Practice Index

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Best of our blogs Salary Calculator - FREE in the HUB - The only salary calculator you need has arrived! It's so easy to use and with just a few simple steps, you can accurately establish the impact of National Insurance, pension and National Minimum Wage changes for your practice. Missed any of it? Catch up now!

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Lots of new blogs, updates, and support across Practice Index and the HUB. Catch up in our useful roundup blog! Best of our blogs Busy or unpredictable? - Todays blog is designed to take readers through some of the common sick pay issues were asked about. We started off 2025 just as we ended the previous year!

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Scrubs

MARCH 8, 2023

Maripat Pileggi, supervising attorney at Community Legal Services, said hospitals have a habit of not sharing paperwork, citing patient privacy laws, or not applying for emergency medical insurance through the state.

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Health Prime

MARCH 21, 2024

The revenue cycle is a complex and multifaceted system that involves various stakeholders, including healthcare providers, payers (insurance companies), and patients. It begins at the front lines of the healthcare practice, where staff members collect essential demographic and insurance information during the initial patient contact.

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