HIT Consultant

JUNE 12, 2023

Teri Gatchel-Schmidt, VP, Consulting at SYNERGEN Health Healthcare systems driven by insurers fronting most of their members’ healthcare bills have allowed hospitals to be relatively immune to economic downturns in the past. The first step is transparency into patient liability before services are rendered.

Medical Billing 98

Medical Billing COVID-19 Patient Satisfaction Hospitals 98

Medisys Compliance

APRIL 26, 2024

office, hospital outpatient department). Common POS codes for primary care include 11: Office; 20: Outpatient hospital. Essential Considerations for Accurate Outpatient Billing Accurate Documentation: Detailed and clear physician documentation is vital for accurate coding.

Medical Billing 59

Medical Billing Medical Billing Outsourcing Medical Billing Services Patient Satisfaction 59

HIT Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

Paul Ketchel, CEO of MDsave Over two years have passed since the hospital price transparency rule was enacted. Unfortunately, America still struggles with high, painfully opaque pricing across healthcare that hurts employers, workers, patients, and taxpayers. At the same time, 100 million Americans find themselves in healthcare debt.

Patient Satisfaction 97

Patient Satisfaction Compliance Hospitals COVID-19 97

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

What drives people to engage on their patient journeys has a lot more to do with practical matters of care like convenience, cost, and bedside manner, Deloitte says, than what the firm terms “bells and whistles. Specifically, 50% of health consumers search to see their providers are in-network, to avoid surprise medical bills.

Doctors 85

Doctors Patient Satisfaction Nurses Medical Billing 85

Medisys Compliance

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Before a certain treatment, service, gadget, or drug is given to the patient in order to qualify for coverage, doctors and other healthcare professionals must acquire in advance approval from a health insurance plan (known as a “prior authorization” or “PA”) process. Boost general practice output. Wrapping Up.

Medical Billing Outsourcing 98

Medical Billing Outsourcing Medical Billing Doctors Patient Satisfaction 98

Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

One of the challenges has been price transparency, which is the central premise of this weekend’s New York Times research-rich article by reporters Sarah Kliff and Josh Katz: Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Patients have been much more forthcoming than hospitals, the journalists have found.

COVID-19 90

COVID-19 Medical Billing Health Insurance Hospitals 90

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

Studies The second annual Evolution of Care report from WellSky noted that the average length of stay for patients awaiting discharge to post-acute care is one day longer than it was in 2019, which leads to increased care costs and lowered patient satisfaction. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of U.S.

Nursing Homes 75

Nursing Homes Patient Satisfaction Medical Billing FDA 75

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 26, 2024

Leveraging the latest communications technology offers three big advantages for patients and healthcare billers: Transparency in Billing One of the biggest hurdles to patient bill payment is a lack of transparency. Patients often find medical bills confusing and difficult to understand, making them hesitant to pay.

Patient Satisfaction 69

Patient Satisfaction Medical Billing Hospitals 69

Health Care Law Brief

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

By way of background, the No Surprises Act and its implementing regulations provide new federal protections against surprise medical billing. The “thumb on the scale” QPA presumption may have less of an impact on providers that are “must-haves” for a plan based on clinical importance, or high patient-satisfaction scores.

Medical Billing 75

Medical Billing Due Diligence Compliance Patient Satisfaction 75

Medisys Compliance

MARCH 27, 2023

Medical staff credentialing: This is the process of verifying the qualifications, training, and experience of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who work in a hospital or healthcare organization. This trust can lead to increased patient satisfaction and retention.

Malpractice 52

Malpractice Medical Billing Outsourcing Governance Patient Satisfaction 52

Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2019

aren’t broken out in the report, but globally, one-fourth to one-third of health citizens appear interested in these new techs to extend care beyond the office and hospital. health care is Americans’ growing financial exposure to first-dollar costs as patients continue to morph into medical bill payors.

Medical Billing 100

Medical Billing Doctors Patient Satisfaction Hospitals 100

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2024

John interviewed Dr. Adrienne Boissy at Qualtrics about not just increasing that number but using survey data to respond to problems in the moment to boost care quality and patient satisfaction. Read more… A Tech-Driven Approach for Improving Patient Financial Engagement.

Patient Satisfaction 96

Patient Satisfaction Medical Billing Hospitals 96

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

With the No Surprises Act taking effect in less than four months, it is critical that hospitals and providers leverage technology to ensure patients are informed about their expected care costs prior to receiving services. Leverage existing patient cost estimation tools to enhance transparency.

Medical Billing 52

Medical Billing Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid 52

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

While customer satisfaction with health insurance plans slightly increased between 2018 and 2019, patient satisfaction with hospitals fell in all three settings where care is delivered — inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency room, according to the 2018-2019 ACSI Finance, Insurance and Health Care Report.

Hospitals 71

Hospitals Patient Satisfaction Doctors Health Care Reform 71