Category: Industry News

CMS Changes Medicare Payment to Support Faster COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing

Industry NewsCMS CHANGES MEDICARE PAYMENT TO SUPPORT FASTER COVID-19 DIAGNOSTIC TESTINGBack To All PostsNewsCMS Changes Medicare Payment to Support Faster Covid-19 Diagnostic TestingOct 15, 2020 – CMS.GOVUnder President Trump’s leadership, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced new actions to pay for expedited coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test results. CMS previously took action in April […]

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Mclaren St. Luke’s Receives Termination Notice from Promedica’s Paramount Health Plan

Industry NewsMCLAREN ST. LUKE’S RECEIVES TERMINATION NOTICE FROM PROMEDICA’S PARAMOUNT HEALTH PLANBack To All PostsNewsMclaren St. Luke’s Receives Termination Notice from Promedica’s Paramount Health PlanOCTOBER 22, 2020 – MCLAREN.ORG ProMedica’s Paramount health plan has notified McLaren St. Luke’s of its plans to terminate the hospital’s in-network provider status, effective January 1, 2021. The move would effectively […]

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Helping patients and doctors connect virtually, in meaningful ways.

Industry NewsHELPING PATIENTS AND DOCTORS CONNECT VIRTUALLY, IN MEANINGFUL WAYS.Back To All PostsNewsHelping patients and doctors connect virtually, in meaningful ways.PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION –WWW.MYEMDEE.COMDesigned by doctors, loved by patientsAt Emdee, we’re on a mission to simplify the telemedicine experience, so patients and providers can easily connect in meaningful ways.Our healthcare enhancement app has been designed by physicians, […]

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Ransomware Activity Targeting the Healthcare/Public Health Sector, Warns FBI/HHS

Industry NewsRANSOMWARE ACTIVITY TARGETING THE HEALTHCARE/PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR, WARNS FBI/HHSBack To All PostsNewsRansomware Activity Targeting the Healthcare/Public Health Sector, Warns FBI/HHSThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday warned of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. This […]

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Dayton-area providers seek to attract and keep patients with online scheduling

Industry News DAYTON-AREA PROVIDERS SEEK TO ATTRACT AND KEEP PATIENTS WITH ONLINE SCHEDULINGBack To All PostsNewsDayton-area providers seek to attract and keep patients with online schedulingBY KAITLIN R SCHROEDER – WWW.DAYTONDAILYNEWS.COMThe major health care provider groups in the Dayton-area are hoping online scheduling will help draw in patients who are flocking toward convenience.Kettering Physician Network just […]

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TELEMEDICINE: The “new normal” in medical billing

Industry InsightsTELEMEDICINE: The “new normal” in medical billingInsightsTELEMEDICINE: The “new normal” in medical billing…COVID-19 is changing everything today. Healthcare is on the forefront of this pandemic. So much is changing so rapidly and Telemedicine is evolving into a HUGE opportunity for providers of all types and specialties. But how do you care for your patients, […]

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HBMA RCM Advisor Q4 2019 – President’s Message

Industry InsightsHBMA RCM Advisor Q4 2019 – President’s MessageInsightsAll Around EngagementPatient engagement is a concept that combines a patient’s knowledge, skills, ability, and willingness to manage their own health and care with interventions designed to increase activation and promote positive patient behavior.*1 Trading “patient” for “attendee,” this is exactly what we saw at this year’s […]

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HBMA RCM Advisor Q3 2019 – President’s Message

Industry InsightsHBMA RCM Advisor Q3 2019 – President’s MessageInsightsNavigating the Evolving Topic of Business IntelligenceAs I began in the medical billing field, some of the highest “business intelligence” needed was simply convincing healthcare providers they should change from their antiquated internal system of pegboard accounting and ledger cards to using a billing company that could […]

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HBMA RCM Advisor Q2 2019 – President’s Message

Industry InsightsHBMA RCM Advisor Q1 2019 – President’s MessageInsightsStaying on Top of ComplianceOur medical billing and revenue cycle management industry is evolving continually. Our companies must be adding expertise, implementing more technology, generating new ideas, and finding operational efficiencies to keep up with competition, pricing pressure, and ever growing client needs and demands. In such an […]

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