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Enhancing hospital IT's speed-to-market capability

Healthcare It News

Take the case of Mount Alvernia Hospital, a 300-bed private not-for-profit medical institution in Singapore. 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.

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Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience

Healthcare It News

THE PROBLEM Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center (TBRHSC) staff know that with limited health resources throughout Northwestern Ontario, it's very important they work together across all hospitals that provide surgical services to improve access to care for remote and rural patients. They understand us and what we are trying to do."

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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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Overcoming the Healthcare Staffing Shortage Through Back-Office Automation

HIT Consultant

Today’s healthcare staffing shortage, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic but years in the making, has left many hospitals and health systems scrambling. A recent study indicates that clinical staffing costs have increased by approximately $17 million annually for a 500-bed hospital. The staffing shortage has begun to touch patients, too.

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WellBe Senior Medical CEO On Demonstrating Value To Payers In The Home

Home Health Care

It basically changed home health from a fee-for-service per-diem model into a bundled or capitated model, similar to a hospital DRG episode. There have been some variations around cost qualifications, how to get into hospice and how long you’ve been in hospital, but in general, not much. It’s completely flipped.

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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. Also, add the basic contact information of the patient to the hospital directory.

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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. Also, add the basic contact information of the patient to the hospital directory.