Etactics

JANUARY 26, 2024

In this blog, we focus on unveiling the details surrounding the fee-for-service payment model. Welcome to the convoluted world of health insurance payment models! Fee-for-service (FFS) is an example of a health insurance payment model. As of now, FFS is still widely used among private health insurance companies.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

I frequently use this book when conducting futures and scenario planning sessions with clients in health/care. By casting my eyeballs in different directions across the health/care ecosystem, I came up with the following data-driven plotline for your 2022 strategic and scenario planning toolkit… The pandemic persists.

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Bill Of Health

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Fried and Michiel van Elk Much optimism has been expressed about the potential of psychedelics to treat mental health problems such as suicidal ideation, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In the remainder of the blog post, we briefly introduce 7 of these challenges. One of us (Dr. The other (Dr.

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Etactics

APRIL 5, 2024

There are differences between billing for in-person services and remote services. Healthcare providers must understand correct billing practices regarding telemedicine. Billing practices are still important to ensure accurate and timely payment for their services. Telemedicine billing requires something called a modifier.

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NASHP

AUGUST 30, 2022

States’ Use of Peers in the Mental Health Crisis Continuum August 30, 2022/ by Rebekah Falkner, Jodi Manz , and Mia Antezzo. States are expanding opportunities for peers – non-licensed individuals with lived mental health or substance use disorder (SUD) experience – to support components of mental health crisis services.

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Bill Of Health

JANUARY 29, 2024

During that time, hype contributed to the view that psychedelics might solve all of the world’s most pressing (even existential) problems , ranging from climate change to the mental illness “epidemic” to the rise of fascism.

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Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 20, 2023

In light of the increasing demand for mental health treatment and simultaneous provider shortages, the private insurance industry is rolling out targeted initiatives to increase mental health support for members by mitigating many of the barriers to entry facing the mental health industry today.

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Icanotes

JANUARY 5, 2024

We as humans are a little threatened by all the things that AI can do and are naturally curious whether artificial intelligence will one day replace us in mental health professionals. Surgeon General declares loneliness a public health crisis , it becomes clear that chatting with a computer won't meet that need.

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Etactics

JANUARY 11, 2022

If you mention the word “billing” to any mental professional, they’ll shutter. Although the billing rules within the mental health space seem archaic, the practice sends shivers down the spine across the entire medical world…regardless of specialty. If they don’t it’s likely because they’re new to the industry.

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Etactics

JANUARY 18, 2022

Whether you’re a seasoned behavioral health professional that just opened a private practice or a biller that just landed your first job at a facility, you have to figure out how to bill insurance companies for counseling services. Two statistics help paint the dismal picture that is billing insurance companies.

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Health Law, Policy, Bioethics, and Biotechnology Workshop provides a forum for discussion of new scholarship in these fields from the world’s leading experts. However, many of our presenters will contribute blog posts summarizing their work, which we are happy to share here on Bill of Health. By James Toomey.

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Health Law, Policy, Bioethics, and Biotechnology Workshop provides a forum for discussion of new scholarship in these fields from the world’s leading experts. However, many of our presenters will contribute blog posts summarizing their work, which we are happy to share here on Bill of Health. By Matthew S.

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Sheppard Health Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As discussed in more detail below, the provision and billing of services on the List are directly impacted by the status of telehealth waivers and flexibilities promulgated during the PHE, and which providers should consider in determining current coverage status for their services.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) may be especially vulnerable during the pandemic due to the effects of both opioids and COVID-19 on their respiratory health. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation implementing the bill in February 2020, establishing payment parity throughout the duration of the state of emergency.

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Etactics

JANUARY 25, 2022

You’ve read countless blogs about mental health billing , established a process that’s right for you and submitted your first claim. Before moving forward in this scenario, I need to mention that there aren’t really any significant differences in the mental health billing process as opposed to all of healthcare.

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Bill Of Health

MARCH 31, 2023

In this blog post, I will review the federal legal standards for trademark infringement, describe the researchers’ proposed use of neuroscientific evidence in trademark litigation, and assess the benefits and limitations of adopting such an approach. appeared first on Bill of Health.

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Icanotes

APRIL 13, 2021

As a mental and behavioral healthcare provider, you want to give your patients the best care and treatment possible. What Is a Clearinghouse in Health Care? What Is a Clearinghouse in Health Care? In health care, a clearinghouse accepts claims information from a provider. Table of Contents.

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Bill Of Health

MARCH 9, 2022

outline one set of approaches to touch in a recent Journal of Medical Ethics blog. Sarah McNamee, MSW, is a mental health clinician whose work focuses on helping people heal from relational trauma and helping professionals better understand the complex sequelae and treatment needs of trauma survivors. Buisson and Ms.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 1, 2023

Advancing Health Information Exchange II. Consolidated Billing C. Health Equity Update F. At the time of this blog, this link was not working.] These regulations are effective October 1, 2023, except for the amendments to §§411.15 and 489.20 in instructions 2 and 11, which are effective January 1, 2024.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 19, 2022

CMS posted a blog with the same title as this blog on Thursday, August 18, 2022. There’s a lot of information in the CMS Blog. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plays an important role in protecting the health and safety of all Americans as they journey through the health care system.

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Health Advances

APRIL 6, 2023

Please find our first blog here. However, FDA’s regulatory guidance for digital health products has matured and made the path to market clearer. That funding slowed in 2022 and investors increasingly focused on niche, higher-value areas including pediatric mental health and AI-driven coaching.

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Health Care Success

MARCH 22, 2022

While many businesses long for a return to pre-COVID normal, savvy healthcare organizations and health systems embrace virtual and digital services that champion a patient engagement future that exceeds expectations in our new reality. What is Patient Engagement?

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Healthcare Leadership

MAY 10, 2022

Blog by Joe Babaian. Emotional access – those with mental health needs and challenges. Cultural Competence in Health Care: Is It Important for People with Chronic Conditions?” [link]. Access, Barriers, and Health Care Quality after Brain Injury: Insiders’ Perspectives.” Why Innovation in Health Care Is So Hard.”

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NASHP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

States Advancing Equitable Maternal Health Policy Highlighted at #NASHPCONF22 October 27, 2022 / by Allie Atkeson. In September, state officials gathered in Seattle for the National Academy for State Health Policy’s (NASHP) 35 th annual conference. Supporting Pregnant and Parenting People with Substance Use Disorder.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 27, 2022

For example, this blog post starts with [link]. If you work with information like Protected Health Information (PHI) or Personally Identifiable Information (PII) as we do at Etactics, this section applies to you. This is also true for all of the credit cards and billing information stored in the software. Back up important data.

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Etactics

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

During this time, there were no federal regulations protecting health information. We’ve gone over HIPAA in our blogs before , but let me refresh your memory on what the acronym stands for. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the federal law that helps protect your health information.

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Public health scholars, advocates, and officials have long recognized that factors outside an individual’s control act as barriers to individual and community health. To strive for health equity , in which everyone “has the opportunity to attain . . . The health justice movement seeks to fill these gaps.

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NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

This is one section of Modernizing Behavioral Health Systems: A Resource for States. Delivery systems can avail themselves of a comprehensive array of evidence-based services and models that address the complexities of mental illness and addiction across an individual’s lifespan. See the full resource guide.

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Patient Safety Movement

DECEMBER 1, 2022

NATIONAL DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH Like many other health concerns that were overshadowed these past two-plus years, diabetes is still growing at an epidemic rate in the US, affecting more than 37 million adults and children nationwide. Any delays caused by cybersecurity inevitably affect patient care negatively.

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Etactics

JULY 8, 2021

They might show up repeatedly in the emergency room, have complex medical problems, have low health literacy, use a number of medications, visit multiple specialists, etc. Checks won’t get lost in the mail back to your organization and bills won’t accidentally go to the wrong address.

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Etactics

JULY 1, 2021

But I’ll answer that question the long way for the rest of this blog post. AI expert, Andrew Ng, gave his perspective in his Harvard Business Review article , “If a typical person can do a mental task with less than one second of thought, we can probably automate it using AI either now or in the near future.”

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Etactics

AUGUST 17, 2021

Of course, they’re also part of the reason why there’s been a deterioration in our mental health, but that’s a different story. I could sit here for the rest of this blog post and continue to try to convince you on why you should incorporate texting into your business practices. But I think you’re on board by now.

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Etactics

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In other words, your organization’s average denial rate is going to be different from the mental health facility up the street. That’s exactly why I’m writing this blog post, here are 3 effective appeal letter for timely filing samples. Conclusion Dealing with insurance provider requirements for claim submission is a headache.

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Etactics

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Just some of these make it simple for patients to… Access their personal health information Obtain helpful health data Communicate with professionals. via Community Health Centers. This makes it difficult for people to understand their health details and how to follow a treatment plan. I’m sure others can relate to this.

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NASHP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Explore a Mathematica resource on the demographics, methodology, and implications for contact tracing, a NASHP blog, States Re-think Contact Tracing and Case Investigation Strategies as COVID-19 Cases Rise , and a Mathematica podcast, Understanding the Variation in States’ COVID-19 Contact Tracing Approaches. In-house , DC Health leads.

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Bill Of Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

health care system, but that are especially present for behavioral health needs like substance use, and are exacerbated by other challenges related to stigma, lack of employment, and fragmented or nonexistent care coordination. This reality reflects structural, policy, and legal misalignments common to the entire U.S.

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Cloud Blogs

MARCH 19, 2021

A little more than a year ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Our offerings are helping public health agencies and healthcare providers to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to individuals in an efficient, equitable, and safe manner. Efficient and equitable vaccinations.

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