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Modeled after a robot from the Star Wars films, Relay offers a potential escape hatch for healthcare pros who'd rather avoid lugging stuff around.
Contributing factors include mandates to curb costs, increasing regulatory requirements and growing EHR adoption.
The summer of 2018 was strong, but aside from that there were few bright spots in a year of declining volumes and profitability.
One-third discuss charge capture weekly, while 18 percent discuss it twice a month, 8 percent discuss it daily, and 2 percent don't discuss it at all.
The report identifies gaps in treatment and related benefits administration based on the National Alliance's annual eValue8 survey of health plans.
Also in 2017, hospitals provided $38.4 billion in uncompensated care, the AHA said.
Negotiations have been ongoing for close to a year over payment rates.
The administrator's business goals, the amount of education offered and access allowed, are all factors to take into account.
Physician preference items can help with patient care, but to get the most value, physicians and subject matter experts need input.
But only 16 percent of insurance executives would invest the savings into innovation.