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If you were hoping that the transition to HIPAA 5010 and ICD10 would be easy, think again.
The new HIMSS Medical Banking Project was unveiled on Sunday at HIMSS10, as HIMSS CEO Stephen Lieber kicked off the Medical Banking Boot Camp with a keynote address.
A Practice may be small or large, but its challenges are essentially the same: get patients in the door, establish a clinical record, ensure smooth billing and receive prompt payment. As direct as the process looks on paper, every step has its own pitfalls, and each warrants close attention.
The Gwinnett Health System, a three-hospital integrated delivery network in Lawrenceville, Ga., plans to implement a new revenue cycle management solution in part to help detect errors made during the patient registration process.
The Mayo Clinic is responsible for $22 billion in healthcare spending nationwide, according to a study conducted by the Battelle Memorial Institute.
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services believes the U.S. not-for-profit healthcare sector has begun to stabilize after a very difficult period.
The degree of resurgence in the healthcare capital market relies heavily on whether the banking community can once again start lending with regularity. But in looking at the state of capital provision in early 2010, financial analysts haven’t yet seen much to get enthused about.
Lawson is adding integration to its applications, with the goal of moving its business intelligence solutions deeper into the healthcare landscape.
Pharmaceutical costs take a toll on both providers and patients, prompting people to avoid necessary medications while taking a big chunk out of a hospital’s bottom line. Cardinal Health is fighting those problems through a seven-year-old software program that connects uninsured patients with free or discounted medications.
Health plans and employers looking to encourage healthier lifestyles are turning to social networking to get the point across. And a three-year-old wellness company is giving them the platform to drive results.