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Hackensack Meridian Health shows the benefits of telepsychiatry

Healthcare It News

With a shortage of physicians to address the growing need for care, a lack of providers who accept Medicaid, and access issues due to transportation or office hour challenges, healthcare organizations are looking to technology to help bridge the gap. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. FCC funds for telehealth.

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Five Individuals and Two Nursing Facilities Indicted on Charges of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Health Care Fraud

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Five individuals and two for-profit skilled nursing facilities in Southwestern Pennsylvania have been indicted by federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and related health care fraud charges, United States Attorney Cindy K.

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Second Edition COVID-19 Public Reporting Tip Sheets Available

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Content-related questions should be submitted to the setting specific help desk: Home Health QRP Help Desk Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility QRP Help Desk Long-Term Care Hospital QRP Help Desk Skilled Nursing Facility QRP Help Desk. PAC Training Mailbox.

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June 2023 MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has released its June 2023 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System. However, the CMS/ASPE prototype includes adjusters that account for cost differences across the four settings.

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Industry Fragmentation Has Left Home Health Providers ‘Exploited’ by Medicare Advantage

Home Health Care

“I think home health, in the past, [it] has been a bit exploited because it’s been a very fragmented industry,” Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC) CEO and President Mark Tarr said Tuesday at the BofA Securities 2022 Healthcare Conference. Encompass Health and most other providers across the U.S.

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Opioid Use Disorders Cost U.S. Hospitals More than $95B Annually

HIT Consultant

percent of all hospital expenditures (although OUD only accounted for 0.56 OUD-diagnosed patients were also more likely to be homeless, accounting for 4 percent of ED admissions and 6 percent of inpatient admissions. hospitals are $95.43 billion annually, or 7.86 percent of total ED outpatient visits and 2.28

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HCPCS vs CPT: Everything You Need to Know

Etactics

Even if you’re new here, or just getting started in your career, the American healthcare system should speak for itself - nothing about it is straightforward. HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes are similar in function, but with important differences which dictate their usage.