Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system. visits per 100 member-years.

Long Term Care 144

Long Term Care Patient Advocacy Insurance HIPAA 144

ACMA Blog

MAY 20, 2024

Author: Steve Fields, Vice President – Field Access & Reimbursement, Inizio Engage Prior Authorization is a healthcare protocol used by insurers and payers to determine coverage for prescribed medications or services. Patients often face high out-of-pocket costs for advanced medications without insurance coverage.

Insurance 40

Insurance Medication Billing Patient Satisfaction 40

Health Populi

MAY 22, 2023

As patients continue to morph into health consumers, facing rising out-of-pocket costs for deductibles and coinsurance shares, people are healthcare payers alongside their employers and government sponsors for insurance. For context, check out the third chart I’m sharing here from a recent survey into U.S.

Patient Advocacy 62

Patient Advocacy Hospital Appointments Insurance 62

Northwest Suburban College

MARCH 15, 2024

Care coordination and collaboration: Pharmacy Technicians in specialty pharmacy settings collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals while also often working closely with insurance companies and drug manufacturers to secure necessary approvals or assistance programs for patients.

Interdisciplinary Team 52

Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration Patient Advocacy Patient Care 52

ACMA Blog

JUNE 25, 2024

Engagement in Prior Authorization: Duties and Training INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. The pharmacy then notifies the patient and the prescriber of this request.

Documentation 40

Documentation Medical Assistant Certification Insurance 40

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Once I understood the role of nurses and patient advocacy, the ability to share health information and care for people and promote health and wellness, that was my epiphany. I credit my aunt, a nurse, who all the while was saying consider nursing, and I did it. It took me a while to come to that decision on my own.

Unit Organization and Environment 116

Unit Organization and Environment Billing Patient Advocacy Medication 116

Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

My friend and colleague Susannah Fox coined the term peer-to-peer healthcare as she observed the phenomenon while leading studies at the Pew Research Group into how patients were using the Internet for self-care.

Patient Advocacy 72

Patient Advocacy Customer Service Medication Follow-Up 72

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2019

How that demand side will reconcile with the supply side of pharmaceutical and life science companies, health insurers, retail pharmacy, hospitals and physicians — all strong and assertive lobbies inside the Beltway — will become clearer over the next thirteen months.

Patient Advocacy 108

Patient Advocacy Hospital Insurance Billing 108