By Deirdre Ruttle – With 2021 in full swing, healthcare providers must continue to manage workflow efficiency, budgeting and the ongoing financial instability brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, patient payment responsibility remains high.
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By Todd Davis – Physician practices experienced significant patient care and operational challenges in 2020 across the nation. From scrambling to comply with PPE requirements and shifting to virtual care to simply trying to stay afloat, the focus for many was sheer survival.
By Ryne Natzke – Patient collections have long been among the most significant operational and financial headaches for medical providers – resulting in lost time and money.
Latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry including news from InstaMed, AHIP, UnitedHealth Group, Anthem, Humana, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Oscar Health, Cigna, Medica, and more.
By Vasilios Nassiopoulos – It has been more than a year since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. While it will be years before we truly know the effect it will have on our overall health, economy and society, there are a lot of things we do know about the impact on health systems.
AAPC announced an international distribution agreement with the American Medical Association that will facilitate access and adoption of the Current Procedural Terminology content for global users.
As new cases of COVID-19 in the United States were peaking in late 2020, most physicians reported that health plans continued to impose bureaucratic prior authorization policies that delay access to necessary care and sometimes result in serious harm to patients, according to new survey results issued by the AMA.
By Josh Rubel – Even as it appears the combination of distancing, treatment and vaccines is helping, questions associated with quality, cost and access to care continue to vex the entire healthcare ecosystem. With a significantly stressed and strained provider landscape, how will the healthcare economy respond?
By Diane Janowiak – In today’s quality-driven, outcomes-focused landscape, it is important for healthcare organizations to strike the proper balance between driving better patient outcomes and enhancing efficiencies while still controlling overhead costs.