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An Overview of Insurance Billing Services for Healthcare Providers

p3care

Insurance Billing services for healthcare providers play an important role in the reimbursement cycle of medical practices. They require a smooth processing of insurance claims, which helps increase the clean claim ratio. A satisfactory clean claim ratio is crucial because it expedites direct payments for the rendered healthcare services. At P3Care, experienced billers follow each step closely to provide an errorless billing process.

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Mind the gaps: The healthcare industry is embracing AI, but needs to keep patient care at the center

Healthcare It News

Healthcare organizations are embracing modern digital tools and emerging technologies like AI to reimagine how they interact with patients, connect with communities and advance lifesaving missions. However, as many of these organizations are registered as 501(c)(3) nonprofits, they share the common ailments that afflict the nonprofit sector at large: growing demand and shrinking budgets.

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Congress' end of year health deal may be falling apart

Fierce Healthcare

It still needs to pass, but an end-of-year package for healthcare is looking probable. The legislation includes PBM reform, telehealth extensions and more.

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Stopgap funding bill includes sweeping PBM reform, preserves telehealth flexibilities

Health Care Dive

Lawmakers Tuesday night released the full text of a bipartisan agreement to fund the government through March. It could also reshape the pharmacy supply chain by reforming how controversial drug middlemen do business.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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How to Elevate Your Content Marketing to Thought Leadership Marketing

Healthcare Success

What does it really take to stay ahead in healthcare? The answer is thought leadership. Heres why: Its about more than just quick winsits a long-term strategy. Collaborating with the right experts and crafting a powerful network of insights can pave the way for lasting brand awareness, credibility, trust, and sustainable growth. Together, these can position your business for success and help it stand the test of time.

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Project to launch Vietnam's first AI virtual hospital announced

Healthcare It News

An Australian biotechnology company is building what could be the first AI-driven hospital in Vietnam. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The MedArmor AI Hospital will pursue a preventive healthcare model, emphasising early disease detection and timely interventions. It will be underpinned by AI and virtual care technologies. The hospital will primarily run on virtual technologies, such as video conferencing, to deliver care.

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7 bold policies to reshape rural healthcare

Health Care Dive

The CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians argues for policies to incentivize growth in the rural primary care workforce.

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How Cybersecurity Breaches Affect Patient Care and Recovery

HIT Consultant

Anand Naik- CEO & Co-Founder at Sequretek The healthcare industry has long been built on the promise of providing uninterrupted care across a vast and interconnected ecosystem. However, in recent years, the sector has faced an escalating threatcyberattacks. Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and system vulnerabilities have emerged as major disruptors, threatening sensitive patient information and the very foundation of patient care.

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How Henry Ford Health is boosting health equity by bridging the telehealth divide

Healthcare It News

The prominent Michigan health system Henry Ford Health recently held a two-day digital health summit titled, "Advancing Health Equity: Bridging the Telehealth Divide." Day one was held at Henry Ford Innovations located on the campus of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The second day of the summit took place at nonprofit health equity organization Focus:HOPE in the Hope Village neighborhood of the Motor City.

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DOJ sues CVS, alleging it knowingly filled unlawful opioid prescriptions

Fierce Healthcare

The Justice Department has filed suit against CVS, alleging that the retail giant unlawfully dispensed opioid prescriptions. | The Justice Department has filed suit against CVS, alleging that the retail giant unlawfully dispensed opioid prescriptions.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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7 of the biggest healthcare cyberattack and breach stories of 2024

Health Care Dive

Cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry continued to rise this year. Here are some of the largest incidents, from Change Healthcare to Ascension.

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New Report Focuses On Persistent Problems Facing Community Home Care Providers

Home Health Care

A new survey highlighted the challenges facing Americas direct support workforce, revealing a care system in crisis due to ongoing recruitment and retention issues. Direct support professionals (DSPs) play a crucial role in assisting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They help these individuals develop the skills needed to live and thrive in both home and community settings.

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HIMSSCast: The next big investment in patient experience is the CRM

Healthcare It News

For hospitals to fully understand the patient experience, integration of the clinical, financial and communications sides of the patient journey is needed, according to Kelly Arduino, Healthcare Industry Leader at Wipfli. The electronic health record has the clinical side covered, and the majority of hospitals have an EHR.

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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

HHS released a list of 64 drugs on Friday that will have reduced co-insurance for patients with Medicare Part B. The discounts come from the Inflation Reduction Act which requires drug makers to give rebates to the federal government when a drug's cost rises more than inflation.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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Ascension cyberattack exposes data from 5.6 million people

Health Care Dive

The breach is the third largest reported to a portal managed by federal regulators this year.

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Providence’s Joint Venture With Compassus Likely Delayed Amid Concerns About Patient Care And Rural Access

Home Health Care

Oregon’s Health Care Market Oversight (HCMO) program is reviewing a proposal to spin off Providences home health and hospice services into a joint venture supported by private equity. Sarah Bartlemann, the cost programs manager for Oregons Health Authority (OHA), confirmed the review in a letter to a Washington D.C. attorney representing Compassus, Providences partner in the deal.

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Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital eyes remote patient monitoring at home

Healthcare It News

Dr Chien-Tzung Chen, superintendent of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, wants to establish a remote system to monitor patients at home using wearable devices.

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CMS sunsets Medicare Advantage value-based model, citing billions in costs

Fierce Healthcare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is discontinuing the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design model at the end of 2025. | The Value-Based Insurance Design model for Medicare Advantage plans will be terminated at the end of next year.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Ascension gets green light from Illinois board to pursue Prime sale

Health Care Dive

It's a major step forward for the nine-hospital deal, which has faced pushback from some Illinois residents and a union.

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Best Buy Health Lays Out Biggest Lessons Learned From Hospital-At-Home

Home Health Care

At a time when more health care organizations are launching hospital-at-home programs, operators in this space need to educate their clinicians to expect data variations. This is one of the key takeaways from a recent whitepaper released by Best Buy Health. The whitepaper distills Best Buy Healths years of experience implementing remote patient monitoring (RPM) through hospital-at-home into several key lessons.

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BrightInsight, Sanofi to Build Drug Companion Apps for its Major Specialty Therapies

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – BrightInsight, Inc., a provider of regulated digital health solutions, has announced an expanded multi-year partnership with Sanofi , a global biopharmaceutical company. This expanded partnership builds on a successful collaboration that began in 2022 when Sanofi selected the BrightInsight Platform to accelerate the development of a SaMD for one of its specialty care medicines. – The goal of the collaboration aims to accelerate Sanofi’s drug development

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2025 outlook: What's next for Medicare Advantage

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare Advantage has steadily grown over the past decade, and now encompasses more than half of all seniors eligible for Medicare. | Medicare Advantage has steadily grown over the past decade, and now encompasses more than half of all seniors eligible for Medicare. However, over the past year, the industry has faced significant headwinds that have stymied some of their expansion plans.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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ASTP finalizes information blocking exception for reproductive health

Health Care Dive

The policy allows providers, health IT developers or data exchanges to restrict information sharing when there’s risk it could expose patients or clinicians to legal fallout.

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Village Caregiving Expands Once Again, Bringing Its Footprint Into 22 States 

Home Health Care

The rapidly growing home care provider Village Caregiving is expanding once again. Most recently, the company entered into North Carolina. With the opening of its first regional office in North Carolina, Village Caregiving now has a presence in 22 states. In total, it has about 3,300 caregivers and 5,500 clients. As more seniors age in place longer, the growing responsibility of care will extend beyond family members, who are often juggling many commitments, from work to raising children, Jeff S

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Managed Print Services: A Cure for Healthcare’s Printing Headaches?

HIT Consultant

Jeff Wilson, VP, Flex Technology Group Despite advances in digital applications, healthcare organizations generate a host of printed documents daily, from patient forms to disclosure agreements to labels and more. The healthcare industry is a heavy user of printing services, with print usage increasing 28% from the peak of the pandemic and continuing to grow at a 5% rate each year.

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CMS: Health spending grew by 7.5% in 2023 amid increase in insurance coverage, care utilization

Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare spending reached nearly $5 trillion in 2023, growing by 7.5% from the prior year, according to new data from the federal government. | Healthcare spending reached nearly $5 trillion in 2023, growing by 7.5% from the prior year, according to new data from the federal government.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Steward Health Care to close Sharon Regional Medical Center in January

Health Care Dive

The bankrupt health system had sought a buyer for the facility for months without success, according to court documents.

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Exploring the Microbiome as a Way to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

CDC

The gut microbiome matters for patients taking antibiotics Fecal transplants began as early as the first or second century as part of Chinese medicine. I used to joke about poop (fecal) transplants; I never thought I would dedicate my professional career to this topic. My father was an agricultural engineer who managed a wastewater treatment facility.

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Patients Prefer AI Over Doctors — Is The Future of Healthcare Here?

HIT Consultant

Max Votek, co-founder of Customertimes AI has left a mark on every industry and the healthcare industry is no exception. Over the years, AI has been integrated into important parts of the healthcare system, such as diagnosis, treatment, patient care, and daily administrative processes. But were left to wonder if the large-scale integration of AI could mean that patients are starting to rely on AI instead of choosing one-on-one interaction with medical professionals.

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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

Smart ring maker Oura pocketed an additional $125 million following a $75 million investment from medical device maker Dexcom last month. | Smart ring maker Oura pocketed an additional $125 million following a $75 million investment from medical device maker Dexcom last month.

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How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits

Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.