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Enhancing hospital IT's speed-to-market capability

Healthcare It News

Since the pandemic, the Mount Alvernia IT team has created 13 applications, including the Staff Health System (which was initially a contact tracing solution), Doctors Directory, Medical Records Tracking, and Electronic Meal Ordering. Currently, the Mount Alvernia IT team is developing a new patient application called Alvernia Connect.

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Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience

Healthcare It News

"While we had invested in an app to deliver this information to patients in written form, most of the pre-surgical information was delivered verbally by doctors, nurses and staff, in addition to a paper packet," she continued. "The verbal repetition was incredibly time-consuming for our clinical staff.

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Outsourcing Medical Billing Services? Ask Them a Few Questions First

p3care

For doctors, clinicians, and other healthcare service providers, the choice to avail of outsourcing medical billing services is based on the cost and revenue cycle management. For how long they have been providing medical billing services to the hospitals. Many options are available to you. Are they quick to respond?

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Venmo for healthcare. David Williams is quoted

Health Business Group

Because Nomi must ink contracts with each local provider and hospital, it will likely mean patients have a “narrow network.” They won’t think twice about going to a doctor,” he says. Williams says Nomi may save employers money and please providers, but there are drawbacks to paying directly.

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P3Care Explains the Three Rules of HIPAA Medical Billing

p3care

It is the information given by the patients during their visit to a clinic or a hospital. Share a patient’s information with other doctors, healthcare services, and providers for the reasons of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. It includes details such as: Addresses. Physical and mental health conditions (past or present).

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P3Care Explains the Three Rules of HIPAA Medical Billing

p3care

It is the information given by the patients during their visit to a clinic or a hospital. Share a patient’s information with other doctors, healthcare services, and providers for the reasons of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. It includes details such as: Addresses. Physical and mental health conditions (past or present).

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Overcoming the Healthcare Staffing Shortage Through Back-Office Automation

HIT Consultant

A recent study indicates that clinical staffing costs have increased by approximately $17 million annually for a 500-bed hospital. It is not sustainable when many hospitals are still operating at negative margins. The staffing shortage has begun to touch patients, too.