By Paul Bradley – The reasons claims are denied are so varied that managing denials can feel like chasing a thousand different tails. This situation is not surprising given that a hypothetical denial rate of just 5 percent translates to tens of thousands of denied claims per year for large hospitals—where real-world denial rates often range from 12 to 22 percent.
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By Alan Portela – With the ONC’s recent release of their 10-year interoperability vision, it might seem like the industry is starting to make things easier for clinicians. In reality, 2015 is starting off to be one of the worst times ever to be a physician.
At last year’s HIMSS in Orlando it was pretty obvious “analytics” and “pop health” were the new “meaningful use”, with exhibit hall signage dominated by the terms. This year we expect the same, if not more.
By Terry Edwards – In a recent survey of nearly 1,000 health system professionals conducted online by Harris Poll and released by PerfectServe, there’s a wide disparity in understanding and opinion between administrative and clinical respondents on some critical issues.
By Sarianne Gruber – Press Ganey’s latest report, Competing on Patient-Driven Value, The New Health Care Marketplace, was released in March 2015. Press Ganey defines key strategies for healthcare organizations to compete in today’s changing healthcare environment.
In these Digital Health infographics, see what’s on the horizon for healthcare delivery in 2015, how willing Americans are to leverage health apps & wearable devices to improve their health, and how medical devices are being used in hospitals. See other infographics we have featured.
By Paul Bradley – In the coming years, healthcare organizations’ success managing population health will hinge on capabilities that other sectors of the American economy have relied on for over a decade.
By William Hersh, MD – Lately I have received requests for advice from physicians in training asking what they can do to make themselves more competitive for clinical informatics fellowship positions. In some sense these are similar to the emails I receive from established physicians asking about eligibility for the clinical informatics subspecialty here and now.
In these Patient Engagement infographics, see how patients are engaging through social media, how individual patients value digital services, how to improve patient engagement, & how healthcare has gone social.