Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

Consider: fighting health insurance appeals, crafting countless medical necessity letters, justifying being discharged against medical orders, and other battles fought hand-in-hand with her husband on behalf of Emmett and his well-being.

Patient Advocacy 174

Patient Advocacy Follow-Up Appointments Discharges 174

EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

Traditional Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage vs commercial insurance). A compliance measure calculates the percentage of patients discharged in the appropriate inpatient or observation bed status—a determinant that can result in major financial repercussions if misclassified.

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Documentation Admissions Discharges Billing 130

Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Aflac also looked at Americans’ state of financial health comparing people who had health insurance versus those who were uninsured in 2021. Note double-digit increases, year-over-year, for labor and drug expenses, both overall and per adjusted discharge.

Discharges 71

Discharges Insurance Huddles/Rounds Hospital 71

Health Populi

APRIL 2, 2019

One in three Americans overall are concerned they won’t be able to pay for health care services or prescription drugs: that includes 35% of people who are insured, and 63% of those who do not have insurance. Americans borrowed $88 billion in 2018 to pay for health care spending, West Health and Gallup estimated.

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Medication Discharges Hospital Insurance 102

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

George tells us about being discharged home after dealing with heart failure in the hospital. Take George and Audrey. See that their home is a one-story design in the connected health neighborhood, a good choice for a couple seeking to age well in their home without stairs.

Discharges 144

Discharges Hospital Follow-Up Vital Signs 144

CollaborateMD

MARCH 7, 2025

Automation tools like RPA in healthcare can handle repetitive tasks like data entry and insurance claim processing to free up valuable time and reduce administrative burden. Faster Turnaround Processing Times Automation accelerates processes like discharge planning and procurement of medical supplies.

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Billing Appointments Patient Satisfaction Patient Care 52

A Young Doctor's Journey

MARCH 10, 2025

Does insurance cover it? Of note, my insurance company initially declined the claim and my fertility team had to appeal, so this was the longest part of the process (about four weeks). We set an approximate date for the start time, and my fertility team started the prior authorization for the insurance company.

Medication 52

Medication Appointments Follow-Up Insurance 52

Health Populi

MARCH 7, 2018

Surprisingly (to me), 72% of consumers said they’d share their health data with a health insurance plan. A little sick” patients can access care at the 6 o’clock point of the diagram, all the way across the patient spectrum to post-discharge and remote monitoring at home.

Discharges 76

Discharges Patient Satisfaction Scheduling Insurance 76

Health Populi

MAY 16, 2023

” Once cared-for, the patient can be discharged back into their community, “beyond-the-walls” to home or other neighborhood care site for post-acute care, rehabilitation, or therapy for continued care and restored well-being.

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Triage Acute Care Appointments Discharges 62

Practice Index

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Plus, with additional training, they can do immunisations, smears, spirometry, insurance reports, review discharge summaries and more. Is limiting the scope of practice another barrier to retaining PAs?

Triage 52

Triage Discharges Tests Insurance 52

Prism Career Institute

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

They will be relied upon to help patients understand what they need to know after being discharged. These medical professionals will often be asked to take patient calls, schedule appointments, and get necessary insurance information. But the job doesn’t stop once the patient leaves the room.

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Medical Assistant Medication Tests Vital Signs 52

CareerStep

MAY 27, 2024

A pharmacy technician may also be involved in resolving insurance issues. The technician also assists with the filling of prescriptions by doing such things as retrieving drug stock bottles and labeling medications to be dispensed to patients.

Hospital 52

Hospital Certification Huddles/Rounds Insurance 52

Health Prime

JANUARY 10, 2024

These descriptors are an essential resource that hospitals, medical practices, health plans, and other CPT users can incorporate into English-language documents, such as insurance forms, price sheets, medical records, patient portals, and more.

Discharges 52

Discharges Medication Admissions Documentation 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

insurer) and provider that stipulates that payment for services is based upon predetermined measures, such as patient outcomes. This type of contract means that individuals and insurers pay based on the value of care provided, rather than the number of services. Value-based contracts (VBC) are agreements between the payer (i.e.,

Follow-Up 52

Follow-Up Discharges Insurance Hospital 52

DropStat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Some areas of patient education are: certain care procedures , such as changing a bandage disease management , such as insulin injections explaining discharge instructions pre-operative and post-operative instructions sharing of printed patient education material or digital resources What is the nurses’ role in patient education?

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Patient Education Discharges Documentation Scheduling 40

Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

ADT ADT (Admit, Discharge, and Transfer) is the most common and widely used HL7 message types because it offers information for events such as patient registrations, admissions, updates, cancellations, patient data merges, discharges, and much more. Typically, message events are of the following two forms: Flat Files- HL7 Version 2.4

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Transfers Discharges Communication Documentation 52

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

Advocates offer specialized assistance by clarifying diagnoses, laying out treatment pathways, and elucidating insurance entitlements to strengthen patients capacity to make choices rooted in knowledge. Advocates play an essential part in this process by providing education and ongoing support for post-discharge procedures.

Patient Advocacy 52

Patient Advocacy Patient Satisfaction Discharges Hospital 52

Ciox

JULY 20, 2023

Manage Transition of Care: SDOH data informs post-discharge plans, considering social factors to support smoother transitions and reduce readmissions. Stratify Patients by Risk: SDOH data combined with clinical information helps identify high-risk patients, enabling targeted interventions and resource allocation.

Discharges 52

Discharges HIPAA Admissions Medical Assistant 52

Relias

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Errors in front-end processes such as registration, patient demographics, insurance verification, and eligibility can cause all the things done right after that point to be thwarted and result in a denial. A significant number of claims that await coding/billing could be a cause for concern.

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Medical Coding Billing Documentation Discharges 52

Minority Nurse

MAY 10, 2023

Because people go to the hospital, they receive care, get discharged, and then they’re in the community with whatever resources they have. They must learn to navigate resources, insurance, and everything they need to stay healthy. So I did a lot of bridging the gap.

Hospital 52

Hospital Follow-Up Discharges Huddles/Rounds 52

Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2020

Patients are facing health care costs that may result in multi-thousand dollar bills at discharge (or death) that will decimate households’ financial health, particularly among people who don’t have health insurance coverage, covered by skinny or under-benefited plans, and/or lack banked savings for medical spending.

Discharges 102

Discharges Insurance Medication Admissions 102

Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

Amidst bullish forecasts for the promise of hospital-to-home discharges, the ability for many patients to make this migration would be a difficult bridge to cross. Patients who reported at least one SDoH concern were less likely to complete a physician follow-up visit post-discharge than patients who reported no SDOH concerns.

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Hospital Discharges Follow-Up Collaboration 93

The Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Some kind of shared savings arrangement with the insurers could help make this a win for everyone. When a patient doesn’t have to wait around in a hospital room for hours after they get a discharge order, they like that, so this is definitely a project that will improve quality from a patient perspective.

Discharges 76

Discharges Hospital Collaboration Admissions 76

Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2022

For 23% of fitness wearable users, insurances covers 100% of the cost, and 12% of peoples’ insurance companies cover part of the cost. Payment for physical health (say, the gym) is covered totally by insurance for 38% of consumers, with roughly the same proportion of people paying for fitness totally out-of-pocket.

Insurance 71

Insurance Discharges Hospital Patient Experience 71

Relias

JULY 14, 2022

They also need to recognize how social determinants play a role — to make sure risks are not overlooked during pregnancy and follow-up care is in place after the mother is discharged after the delivery of her baby. A Personal Story of Maternal Mental Health. Lora Sparkman, MHA, RN, BSN, Partner, Patient Safety and Quality, Relias.

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Patient Safety Acute Care Discharges Insurance 52

Relias

JULY 20, 2023

During discharge planning when documenting in the electronic medical record, the care team should perform a thorough assessment of behavioral and social risks and act on any identified risks to ensure appropriate evaluation and care. This would involve putting resources into place prior to discharging the patient — not just checking a box.

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Hospital Documentation Discharges Follow-Up 40

Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Because of how they have lobbied, they ensure that Medicare and insurance will reimburse for these things. Insurance companies - make no mistake, insurers would love to see not 20, but 50% of US GDP spend on health care. In other words, insurers can only take this maximal percentage of all the money that passes through them.

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Insurance Billing Discharges Hospital 363

Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Discharge planning is worse than ever. The hospital is breathing down your neck to discharge patients who still need care. Calling an insurance company or hospital or doctor makes you want to kill yourself instead. It is only the rest that has gone to s**t. Medical education has been hijacked by woke warriors.

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Discharges Medication Hospital Patient Experience 257