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What A Steep Rise in ED Visits Means for Hospitals And Patients
In the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest review of our nation’s health, they discovered that nearly 63 million Americans, one fifth of our population, visited the Emergency Department...
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5 Benefits Of Allowing Patients To Access Their Own EHR
As hospitals continue adopting EHR systems, a recent study suggests a feature that may be worth including:Giving patients access to their own electronic health records.Most doctors will agree that...
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The Effects Of Value-Based Payment On The Medical Billing Process
As more and more providers march down the path toward fully implementing health plans with value-based payment models, the billing process will evolve dramatically. Within the next five years, many...
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12 Months Out - How Anesthesiologists Can Prepare For ICD-10
Conquering the ICD-10 coding transition to maximize reimbursement for anesthesia services will take some effort, but it should certainly pay off in terms of increased revenue, less paperwork and...
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ICD-10 Code Set Training Options
As part of the ICD-10 implementation and planning process, practice managers will need to find a training program for their staff. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)...
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Electronic Health Records Surpass 2013 Goals
Great news: overall, electronic health records (EHR) have surpassed the goals for 2013. More than 50 percent of all providers and more than 80 percent of hospitals now use EHR. In total, that means...
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Resolve To Collect Self-Pay More Efficiently in 2014
Because patient payment responsibility has been representing more and more of your practice’s revenue, “self-pay” has understandably become a hot-button issue in medical billing. Self-pay is often much...
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