Health Populi

MAY 30, 2022

I appreciated the opportunity to share my perspectives on “The Patient As the Payer: How the Pandemic, Inflation, and Anxiety are Reshaping Consumers” in a webinar hosted by CarePayment on 25 May 2022. It’s important to note that health care cost fiscal stress is not only a symptom for people lacking health insurance.

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Billing Insurance Customer Service Patient Experience 105

Practice Management Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Students will learn to improve insurance data collection, eligibility verification, patient communication, and to reduce payment problems that can crush the bottom-line success of the practice. The Patient Collections/Accounts Receivable Management course covers A/R as well as compliance and practice management efforts.

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Insurance Communication Medication Medical Coding 52

Valant

MARCH 2, 2024

Prioritizing good communication with patients is another important consideration that also impacts the staffing, technology, and training needed. Training sessions should cover the steps involved in the billing cycle, from verifying patient insurance coverage to submitting claims to following up on denials.

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Billing Documentation Follow-Up Insurance 52

Relias

JULY 25, 2023

Businesses closed or cut back, and many people lost their jobs, their income, and their health insurance. In a recent webinar, Relias: Regulatory, Financial, and Workforce Impact of COVID-19 for Behavioral Health , Berger noted, “One of the biggest changes with lasting impact is this shift that we’re seeing to widespread telehealth services.”

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Follow-Up Scheduling Insurance Communication 52

Valant

APRIL 2, 2024

Does the vendor offer items such as live webinars, self-paced lessons, and a robust knowledge base? How does the EHR handle insurance and billing? Among other items, your communications with patients must be HIPAA-compliant , which is one reason why a secure patient portal is key.

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Billing Documentation Scheduling Communication 40

Relias

JULY 2, 2024

Virtual nursing is more likely to involve synchronous communication, which means that the nurse and the patient interact in real time. Telehealth often uses asynchronous communication, with information exchanged by provider and patient at different times, which may be more convenient.

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Communication Best Practices Vital Signs Triage 52

Relias

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The increased pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never-before-seen growth opportunities for home health agencies and their workforce, as Bill Dombi, President of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), noted in a December 2021 webinar titled The State of Home Health. Health insurance plans.

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