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It’s Time for Healthcare To Embrace Patient-Friendly Language

MedCity News

If organizations present medical records, cost data, and descriptions of billing codes to patients without providing context or stripping out medical jargon, then the information is potentially subject to regulatory penalties. That means providing more patient-friendly terminology is more than just a compliance checkbox.

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The Healthcare System Isn’t a System, Health Exec Says

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Patients are struggling to find the right care, and that’s because the healthcare system is fragmented, according to Andrea Walsh, president and CEO of HealthPartners, an integrated healthcare provider and insurance company. Walsh made these comments Wednesday at the HIMSS 2023 conference in Chicago.

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How to Help Physicians Generate More Revenue and Make Their Patients Healthier

MedCity News

Interest in using GLP-1 drugs to reduce obesity combined with a desire by physicians to become less dependent on insurance-based reimbursement after the recent Change Healthcare cyberattack is building. The post How to Help Physicians Generate More Revenue and Make Their Patients Healthier appeared first on MedCity News.

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Everything You Need to Know About Prior Authorizations in Healthcare

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Prior authorization is a pivotal component of healthcare, bridging the relationship between patients, healthcare providers, and insurance companies. While a physician may determine a treatment plan, they must get the insurers green light to ensure coverage. Why Does Prior Authorization Exist?

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Get ready for HUGE healthcare changes

World of DTC Marketing

Of course, this comes at an increased cost even though health insurers are making a lot of money. Employees for the most part are happy with their health insurance but that happiness is going to come at a higher cost. The weight management services should be mandatory as obese employees are liable to cost companies and insurers more.

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Value-based healthcare can help reduce costs

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According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), in 2021, the average cost of employee health insurance premiums for family coverage increased by 4% from the previous year to $22,221. Why haven’t more employers addressed the rising costs of employee healthcare with value-based care? health care system. health care system.

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Correcting Provider Biases About Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients Can Protect Their Health and Safety

MedCity News

Providers, administrators, health insurers and other healthcare-access gatekeepers can learn, train, change policies and remove barriers facing vulnerable groups so they can receive the long-overdue opportunity to pursue their best health and well-being.

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