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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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 Sarianne Gruber – With third party fee schedules diminishing, health providers face the pressure of an economy that is making it very difficult to collect fees and very important to identify charges for every legitimate service.
If you attended HIMSS last year you know predictive analytics was a hot topic. HIMSS15 in Chicago will be no different as the industry continues to address using data and analytics to spot patterns to improve patient care and outcomes.
In the Age of Digital Medicine, Big Data is Big News and Big Business Yesterday, Tom Sullivan, Editor at Government HealthIT, and reporting from his…