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The Final Gainful Employment Regulations: What CAAHEP Educators Need to Know

Legal Eye on Medical Assisting

The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) issued final regulations for the Financial Value Transparency and the Gainful Employment requirements that must be met for a program to participate in financial assistance programs for students under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. These regulations went into effect July 1, 2024.

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PBM executives threatened with fines and jail time for alleged perjury in House hearing

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Testimony from the heads of Express Scripts, Optum Rx and Caremark in July defending pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices could be coming back to bite them.

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Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: Colorado Facilities Detect First Human Cluster Of Bird Flu Cases, CDC Says

Forbes Healthcare

Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man contracted the virus from sick cows. Here’s why so many experts are worried about a possible new pandemic.

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Fake News from MedPac on Medicare Advantage Needs to Be Corrected, Part 2

The Healthcare Blog

By GEORGE HALVORSON Special Needs Plans Change Lives for The Lowest Income and Highest Need Patients The people who benefit the most from Medicare Advantage are clearly the very low-income and high health-need people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid as programs and who enroll as members in the Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan programs.

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Take the hassle out of HR at Guidelines Live 2024

Practice Index

What’s the one topic that Practice Managers love to hate the most? It’s something that impacts on our role every day. “Finance!” I hear you shout. Well, you’re wrong! There’s nothing as variable and unpredictable as people, and we all have to deal with people every single day. It’s interesting that ‘Human Resources’ is one of the most popular topics on the Practice Index forum.

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New babies, new mothers – and a new way to pay for medical costs

Medical Economics

Why does childbirth in the United States make a woman two times more likely to be in medical debt? Here’s why alternative health plans could be a solution for maternal care and much more.

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Keeping a Positive Attitude Through Life's Ups and Downs and Making It Through Work Each Day

Top Practices

Maintaining a positive attitude is a choice we make every day, and while it’s easier to stay upbeat when everything is going smoothly, life doesn’t always allow us to travel down smooth roads. We all face bumps in the road—sometimes more than we would like. But the good news is that with a few intentional habits, we can make it down those rough roads with a mindset that keeps us resilient and grounded.

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Homeopathy in Pharmacist Education

Science Based Medicine

A new paper that looks at homeopathy in pharmacy education raises more questions than answers. The post Homeopathy in Pharmacist Education first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Explaining the GP practice accounts 2024

Practice Index

Making sense of the practice accounts doesn’t require a degree in economics. But you do need to grasp the basic principles of accounting and how they apply to GP practices. Written by the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA) , this essential guide, Explaining the GP practice accounts , has been fully revised and updated for 2024.

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Highmark Blue Cross Reaps $417 Million Profit As Health Plans And Providers Grow

Forbes Healthcare

Highmark Health, parent of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in four states, reported a $417 million profit for the first half of 2024 on insurance and provider growth.

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AI still the most exciting emerging technology for healthcare: survey

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

AI was the most compelling new technology for the fourth year in a row, with leaders also saying the technology had shown the most improvement, according to the Center for Connected Medicine.

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Burning Fossil Fuels Associated With Depression And Suicide: Study

Forbes Healthcare

A new study found that air pollution and climate change caused by fossil fuel consumption are just as detrimental to mental health as other unhealthy commodities.

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Hospitals boost operating margins in July: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Increased demand for services helped offset high expenses for hospitals during July, according to analytic solutions firm Strata.

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3 common errors in claim submission 

Health Prime

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. Submitting clean medical claims will help you reduce denials, accelerate the payment process, and ensure maximum return for your business. However, even the most diligent practices can fall prey to common mistakes that lead to denied or delayed claims.

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U.K. Ponders Banning Smoking Outside Bars

Forbes Healthcare

Health campaigners have largely welcomed the proposals, which were confirmed by prime minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday. But pub owners have questioned the plans.

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3 strategies to grow your medical practice

Medical Economics

Growth has its risks, but approaching it with the right strategy can pay dividends over time.

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What Medical School Looks For and What Medical School Should Look For

Sensible Medicine

I discuss how medical students are selected, and perhaps how they should be selected.

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Addressing the Pareto principle: Solutions for low-dollar accounts receivable in the health care revenue cycle

Medical Economics

Ignoring low-dollar claims and hoping they work out is not the answer. Instead, consider finding a partner that specializes in that collection, because those little claims add up.

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Risant Health plans to invest over $1B into Cone Health post-acquisition

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The Kaiser Permanente-backed nonprofit health system will invest in facility upgrades and health equity initiatives after it cinches its second acquisition.

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38% Of Physicians Indicate Workplace Quality Is Declining, Per New Survey

Forbes Healthcare

Only 16% said that workplace quality is improving.

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How Long Does It Take to Become a Mental Health Counselor?

Valant

Becoming a mental health counselor is a rewarding career path that allows individuals to make a significant impact on the lives of others. This profession involves helping clients manage and overcome mental and emotional disorders, providing support and guidance. On average, it takes about 6-8 years to become a licensed mental health counselor, including education and supervised experience.

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Prepare your next KO41b with ease!

Practice Index

Get ahead this year so you’re ready to submit your KO41b on time! Complaints Manager has helped hundreds of Practice Managers to smoothly submit their data, straight from the Practice Index HUB. In this video guide, we explain how to export all the data you need to submit the KO41b. It takes less than a… The post Prepare your next KO41b with ease!

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Tips & Tricks #46

Open Dental

Open Dental Software can be a powerful tool for dental professionals, providing a range of features and capabilities to streamline workflows and improve patient care. The post Tips & Tricks #46 appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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Primary care news round-up (22nd August to 28th August 2024)

Practice Index

Alarm as practices lose income for residential care patients The IGPM has reported that practices are discovering huge errors in the number of residential care home patients recorded on official systems. In one practice, the gap between the number of patients in care homes and the officially recorded number is 400. The IGPM says this is having a negative impact on the finances of many practices.

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The Unexamined (Nursing) Life

Minority Nurse

We generally don’t study the classics of philosophy in nursing school. Unless we encountered philosophy in high school, a previous time in college, or out of personal interest, we nurses may not frequently think about Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, let alone Heidegger, Kant, and the rest. Nurses aren’t alone. Even though philosophy could be argued to be the underpinning of civilization, not many people spend much energy trying to understand it.

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Between the Charts: CMIO Newsletter for Prescribers - Issue 10 Now Available

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Our monthly newsletter for prescribers, called "Between the Charts", summarizes key news items, Epic system updates, efficiency tips and extras that will help prescribers optimize their Connect Care user experience, all in two pages. The next issue is now out, available at the below link! This issue includes information on: Fall Connect Care upgrade and downtime Optimization Training classes in September New Connect Quality project on improving Problem List use, to meet CPSA's Standards of Pract

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Leveraging data to mitigate medical malpractice

Physicians Practice

How Coverys is using data-driven strategies to navigate health care risks.

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Meet ABIM’s new leader: alleviating physician burnout

Medical Economics

A conversation with Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH.

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Self-Managing Some Abortion Care Later In Pregnancy Is Safe, Effective And Boosts Access, Researchers Say

Forbes Healthcare

Most induced abortions in the U.S. are conducted in the first trimester and clinical guidelines recommend abortions later in pregnancy be conducted entirely in clinical settings, which researchers say is not borne out by data and reduces accessibility.

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Meet ABIM’s new leader: increasing diversity in medicine

Medical Economics

A conversation with Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH.

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Meet ABIM’s new leader: maintaining credibility with patients

Medical Economics

A conversation with Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH.

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