Documentation gaps can quietly undermine everything from how your organization is publicly rated, to how they are reimbursed, to how payers evaluate your performance, leading to weaker negotiating power, and decreased ability to recruit top talent or attract patients. The post If the Record Doesn’t Reflect the Risk, the Rating Won’t Reflect the Care appeared…
When employees can access care at the right time and at the right place of service, it reduces the likelihood of costlier services and can lower annual medical costs for the participating employer. The post Creative Financing Options are Key to Improving Health Equity appeared first on MedCity News.
By MATT McCORD Using opioids to treat acute pain is a lot like burning coal to power our homes. Both are legacy solutions from an earlier era. Both were once celebrated as breakthroughs. And both have since proven to be dirty, dangerous, and incredibly costly to clean up. Despite this, we continue to rely on…
Panelists at University of Pennsylvania discuss policy recommendations that could advance integrated coverage and care for people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid
Rule would clarify what covered entities and their business associates must do to protect the security of electronic protected health information
Sara McGinnis tenía nueve meses de embarazo de su segundo hijo y algo no iba bien. Su cuerpo estaba hinchado. Estaba cansada y mareada. Su esposo, Bradley McGinnis, dijo que ella le había informado a su doctor y enfermeras sobre sus síntomas e incluso había ido a la sala de emergencias cuando empeoraron. Pero, según…
By MIKE MAGEE After Trump crashed the markets, citizens worldwide are “feeling the pressure.” But in the spirit of calming us down, let’s consider a story of human cooperation and success from our past. It has been estimated that a medical student learns approximately 15,000 new words during the four years of training. One of…
This new standard was developed to address the rise of telehealth, cybersecurity risks/compliance in ePrescribing, data needs, AI, and the growing demand for patient transparency. So what is the Standard solving for, and what can providers expect? The post What Providers Need to Know About the Coming NCPDP Transition appeared first on MedCity News.
Mientras la desinformación sobre la salud de las mujeres se propaga más rápido que nunca, médicos dicen que una nueva investigación sobre los riesgos de los anticonceptivos hormonales pone en evidencia los desafíos de comunicar con matices en la era de las redes sociales. El extenso estudio, realizado en Suecia, siguió a más de 2…
By DAVID SHAYWITZ Consumer health and wellness is experiencing a flurry of activity. The lab testing company Function (motto: “It’s time to own your health”) acquired Ezra, a whole body MRI company promising “the world’s most advanced longevity scan.” Oura, maker of the popular smart ring, recently added an integration for continuous glucose measurement as…