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5 Key Challenges Preventing Innovation in Digital Health

HIT Consultant

These demographic trends are causing shifts within the healthcare sector and resulting in increased expenditure associated with the costs of treatment and prevention in old age. Both a lack of clinical engagement and inadequate resources are two often-cited areas that prevent better integration of otherwise promising digital solutions.

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Health Data Privacy: Majority of Patients Demand Accountability, Transparency

HIT Consultant

– An overwhelming percentage of patients demand accountability, transparency, and control as it relates to health data privacy. Strong regulations are needed to support patients’ right to data privacy and restore trust in data exchange that facilitates accessible, equitable, and personalized care.

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How Medical Billing Audit Helps Prevent Revenue Loss?

Best Medical Billing Company | Physicians Revenue Group, Inc.

Admin March 16, 2023 How Does Medical Billing Audit Help Prevent Revenue Loss? Moreover, expert medical auditors can prevent revenue leakage, while providing complete reimbursements with proper coding audits, billing, and patient documentation. Furthermore, this results in quick delivery of services between patients and providers.

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Step-by-Step Guide to the Process of Medical Billing Services

p3care

Insurance Verification To ensure the patient’s financial liability and to prevent future inconvenience, the healthcare professional contacts the insurance company to confirm the patient’s insurance coverage. Such claims are generally submitted digitally as per the compliance of HIPAA regulations.

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‘It’s Now for the Wealthy’: Regulation Creating Cost Barriers for Live-In Home Care Services

Home Health Care

Mostly, though, the Obama-era regulation has ended up decreasing the amount of live-in care that home care agencies provide. And there are several reports from the [Government Accountability Office] and [the Health and Human Services Department] that show that caregiver wages have stayed flat.”.

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Promoting HIPAA Compliance in Healthcare Organizations

p3care

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is concerned with securing patients’ data. It incorporates strict rules and regulations for healthcare data pertaining to patients’ information. P3, just like all other healthcare organizations, abides by HIPAA rules and regulations as its foremost priority.

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Is DEA putting a telehealth controlled substance registry on the table?

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WHY IT MATTERS The DEA said in its notice that it is conducting public listening sessions to get input on prescribing controlled substances on telemedicine platforms and to learn about the availability and types of data that would be useful in detecting diversion and potential safeguards that could effectively prevent and detect the diversion.