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CMS is extending telehealth payments as the healthcare system continue to use this practice amid the pandemic. Telehealth was able to bridge the geographical gaps that were left when patients were unable to visit their physicians in person, continue reading below to learn more! Physicians are staring at a nearly 9% cut in Medicare reimbursements…
DetailsOverview Important female preventive health care includes screening pap tests and pelvic exams. Medicare covers Pap smears, pelvic exams, STI and HPV screenings. A screening Pap test is the laboratory test used to detect early cervical cancer. A screening pelvic exam helps detect precancers, genital cancers, infections, STI’s, reproductive system abnormalities, and other genital/vaginal problems…
DetailsThe Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company is in hopes to be operational in 2023 with the goal of providing patients with transparent drug costs and additional savings. The PBM plans to share 100 percent of the operating costs details and rebates they receive from drugmakers with their customers, continue reading below to learn more!…
DetailsHere is a great article that was posted in Business Customers by Ultimate Staffing about what defines professionalism in the era of remote work. “In 2017, a BBC News interview with Professor Robert Kelly went viral when Kelly’s young children walked into the live stream. First was a toddler dancing into the room, then a…
DetailsUnited Healthcare and Optum are launching a virtual-first health plan. This collaboration is a part of an effort to increase accessibility, especially in remote areas. Continue reading below to learn more! NavigateNOW is being touted as “a simpler, more convenient experience at approximately 15% less premium cost than traditional benefit plans.” Key Takeaways Enrollees in…
DetailsBy: Sheila Haynes, CPC Observation care is a well-defined set of specific, clinically appropriate services, which include: Ongoing short-term treatment, Assessment, Reassessment These are furnished while a decision is being made regarding whether patients will require further treatment as hospital inpatients or if they are able to be discharged from the hospital. Observation services are…
DetailsIt has been found that 32% of people will pay their medical bill within 5 minutes of getting a text about it. Communicating via text is believed to increase positive health-related behaviors as well after a text campaign encouraging Covid-19 vaccinations was successfully conducted. Continue reading below to learn more! When consumers receive “payment due”…
DetailsThe report below describes a patient undergoing surgery for a left heart catheterization. The entire procedure has been documented in detail, describing the step-by-step process used by doctors to carry out the surgery. Keep reading for more on how this procedure was performed. Do you have a complicated surgery case that needs help with coding?…
DetailsAnthem and UnitedHealthcare are among the list of major insurers who are running billions of dollars behind in payments to hospitals and doctors. New reimbursement rules, computer problems, and mishandled claims have caused insurers to fall so behind in their payments, continue reading below to learn more! Anthem Blue Cross, the country’s second-biggest health insurance company, is behind…
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