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Forbes Healthcare
JANUARY 13, 2025
Price discrepancies for the same medical procedures show how unfair insurance practices erode trust, leaving patients confused, financially strained, and feeling helpless.
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Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Elevance Health is the latest health insurance company to report higher-than-expected medical costs as third quarter profits fell more than 20%.
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Scrubs
AUGUST 19, 2023
If a patient is suing you – and it can happen more easily than you want to imagine – then personal malpractice insurance can come in handy. At the same time, you want to make sure you ask all the necessary questions to find out how much your employer’s insurance covers you. What Is Medical Malpractice and Why Do I Need Protection?
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Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Plus: Here’s how Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner will keep her medical records company private, independent and employee-owned forever.
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Forbes Healthcare
MARCH 28, 2024
When an individual files a medical insurance claim, they expect swift processing, approval, and treatment from the stakeholders involved.
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Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 3, 2024
The goal of equalizing medical spending cannot justify forcing everyone to pay for the same expensive coverage. Most of us need cash more than comprehensive plans.
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Forbes Healthcare
MAY 15, 2024
Plus: ChatGPT for health insurance
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Health Prime
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In this stage of the medical billing process, your front-end staff ensures proper collection and recording of valuable data essential to provide proper services to the patient and ensure their coverage. However, errors in this data are common and have consequences for your practice. Main issues in the check-in process 1.
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Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 12, 2021
What is senior life insurance? It is an insurance policy aimed at covering expenses that come with old age like medical costs, nursing care costs, remaining debts and burial or funeral expenses. Senior life insurance […]. The article Life Insurance For Seniors appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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Scrubs
AUGUST 11, 2023
Patients around the country are getting stuck with enormous medical bills as hospitals continue to mark up the cost of their services, including those for routine medical procedures and advanced surgeries. For many patients and families, rising medical bills can be a nightmare. Why Are Medical Bills So High?
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CollaborateMD
DECEMBER 6, 2024
If medical claims management is such a vital part of the healthcare ecosystem, why is it so frustrating? Don’t worry; we’ll also recommend actionable strategies for quick wins and long-term solutions, improving medical claims processing for better results and happier staff. It’s also a big part of accounts receivable.
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CollaborateMD
MARCH 20, 2025
Whether you’re a physician starting a practice or a healthcare provider working to expand patient access, getting medical insurance credentialing is vital. RELATED ARTICLE: Optimizing Insurance Payer Reimbursement with RCM Services What is Medical Insurance Credentialing? Let’s dive in.
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The HIPAA Journal
APRIL 16, 2025
Medical Express Ambulance Service has announced a March 2024 data breach that has affected more than 118,000 individuals. Data breaches have also been announced by Vitenas Cosmetic Surgery, Newport Harbor Pathology Medical Group, Rhea Medical Center, and Alabama Ophthalmology Associates.
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Forbes Healthcare
JULY 26, 2024
Discover the key factors to consider before deciding to retire overseas, including affordability, taxes, medical insurance, and residence requirements.
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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
In the third quarter, the seven major publicly traded insurers’ medical loss ratios increased an average of 3.3 percentage points year over year — a major jump in medical costs.
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The HIPAA Journal
MARCH 11, 2025
Cyberattacks and data breaches have been announced by Sunflower Medical Group, The Center for Digestive Health, NVW Newco, Endless Mountains Health Systems, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System. It is currently unclear which hacking group is behind the attack, and if patient data was compromised.
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Scrubs
AUGUST 9, 2023
Getting access to your medical records isn’t always easy. Under HIPAA’s privacy rule, all patients have the right to inspect, review, and receive a copy of their medical records and billing records that are held by health plans and health care providers. However, state laws and provider regulations can complicate this process.
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Forbes Healthcare
JANUARY 23, 2025
Elevance Health reported nearly $6 billion in 2024 profits including $418 million in the fourth quarter as the health insurer worked to overcome rising medical expenses.
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The HIPAA Journal
MARCH 26, 2025
Sunflower Medical Group is facing a class action lawsuit over its recently disclosed data breach involving the protected health information of almost 221,000 current and former patients. Sunflower Medical Group is a private multi-specialty medical practice with four locations in Kansas. Sunflower Medical Group, P.A. ,
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Medical Economics
MAY 1, 2024
In a world of high deductibles and copays, health insurance offers less protection from medical debt than it did a generation ago.
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Health Populi
JUNE 20, 2022
When high-deductible health plans became part of health insurance design in America, they were lauded as giving patients “more skin in the game” of health care payments. counties with the highest share of residents with multiple chronic conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, also tend to have the most medical debt. .
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Forbes Healthcare
MARCH 26, 2025
billion to buy ProAssurance could be a sign of more consolidation among companies selling medical malpractice coverage. News that The Doctors Company is spending $1.3
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Forbes Healthcare
JANUARY 22, 2025
Self-insured employers pay more for medical care because they do not negotiate successfully with insurers.
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Doximity
MARCH 21, 2025
Physicians spend a significant amount of time on administrative work, from writing letters to handling insurance documentation. Akanksha Dadlani, MD, Psychiatry - Insurance letters and prior authorizations Akanksha Dadlani, MD, MPH primarily uses Doximity GPT for writing patient letters, particularly for insurance and prior authorizations.
Forbes Healthcare
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
billion in the fourth quarter as its health insurance business works to overcome rising medical expenses. CVS Health reported $4.6 billion in 2024 profit including $1.6
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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Operating income fell for all but two insurance divisions operated by major payers in the fourth quarter. And 2025 may be no better, after many major payers released outlooks suggesting medical costs will continue climbing this year.
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KevinMD.com
FEBRUARY 15, 2025
medical system fails to treat all patients equally. Those with Medicaid often lack access to the same primary care and subspecialty clinics as those with Medicare or private insurance and face longer wait times. Introduction It is no secret that the U.S. Medicaid is jointly funded by the states and federal government.
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CollaborateMD
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Despite its significance, the manual processes involved in tackling medical claims are error prone and time-consuming. Join us as we examine how automation revolutionizes medical claims processing accuracy and improves outcomes across the healthcare spectrum. Reducing duplication errors in medical claims documentation.
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99MGMT
DECEMBER 22, 2024
In healthcare, accurate health insurance verification isnt just a task its the key to smoother billing, happier patients, and fewer headaches. Failing to verify health insurance accurately can have significant consequences. Incorrect information can lead to delayed or denied claims , impacting revenue.
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Health Prime
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Being so close to the New Year, it is of high importance that your medical practice finishes its medical billing in good time. This will go a long way toward your medical practice’s financial health and operational efficiency. Here are three essential tasks to help you wrap up your medical billing for the New Year: 1.
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Northwest Career College
OCTOBER 28, 2024
If you are considering pursuing a career in medical billing and coding, you may have questions like where you will be able to work after receiving your certification or license. Many healthcare settings require the services of medical billing and coding specialists for record organization and management, insurance claims, and billing.
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Valant
MAY 2, 2024
Insurance credentialing is an important, intricate process that results in you becoming a “paneled,” in-network provider for a health insurance plan. In this article, we will explain how to get credentialed with insurance companies using the three most common methods. Blog What Is an Insurance Panel? Medicare ).
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Health Prime
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In this stage of the medical billing process, your front-end staff ensures proper collection and recording of valuable data essential to provide proper services to the patient and ensure their coverage. However, errors in this data are common and have consequences for your practice. Main issues in the check-in process 1.
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Practice Index
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The bombshell dropped by Rachel Reeves in last week’s budget regarding the increase in National Insurance contributions (NICs), without exempting GP practices, has been described as a monumental body blow to the heart of the NHS.
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Medical Economics
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Commonwealth Fund examines underinsureds, now more than 20% of the people with health insurance around the country.
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MedVA
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
This recognition underscores MEDVA’s transformative impact on healthcare efficiency, affordability, and quality of care, as it empowers medical practices across the United States to address staffing challenges with virtual assistants (VAs) who deliver essential support for operational tasks. Founded by doctors Steven Kupferman, M.D.,
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
How financially vulnerable are people with medical debt in the U.S.? The Kaiser Family Foundation and Peterson Center on Healthcare analyzed the NFCS data through a consumer health care financial lens with a focus on medical debt. Those with medical debt in the U.S. Those with medical debt in the U.S.
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Sensible Medicine
JULY 29, 2024
The medical journal JAMA published the first trial. A Harvard group of mostly medical people randomized 2800 low-income people in a Massachusetts town to receive a cash benefit of $400 per month for 9 months or not. Unlike many medical researchers, the economists wrote strongly about the null results, as if they were not disappointed.
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CollaborateMD
APRIL 3, 2025
Healthcare practices are often plagued with medical billing compliance questions like: “Am I upcoding?” ” With all of these concerns, it’s vital that providers and billing departments understand and follow the key elements of proper medical billing compliance to run a successful practice.
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Scrubs
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Medical assistants are crucial in healthcare settings, serving as the backbone of clinical operations. However, there are several myths and misconceptions surrounding the role of medical assistants. In reality, medical assistants typically complete accredited training programs or earn an associate’s degree in medical assisting.
Health Prime
JANUARY 1, 2025
Delegating specific medical billing processes in your practice to an expert partner offers a strategic and forward-thinking approach to enhancing efficiency, reducing administrative burdens, and ensuring financial stability. Read more about this in our blog 5 reasons to outsource your medical billing.
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Health Prime
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Running a successful medical practice requires more than providing excellent patient care. Reports are a great data-driven means of benchmarking the performance of specific processes or functions within your medical practice. Five essential reports every medical practice should run 1. At Health Prime, we can help!
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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Physicians surveyed by the American Medical Association say prior authorization can cause care delays or force patients to abandon treatment. Denials could also increase as insurers adopt AI to review claims.
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Mildred Elley
MARCH 19, 2025
Are you interested in a medical assistant career, but wonder, What is a medical assistant exactly? Before beginning this new chapter, its important to learn what are common medical assistant duties and how medical assistants perform in the workplace. What does a clinical medical assistant do?
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