Workforce
Hospitals lost 5,500 jobs during the month after gaining 2,900 in May, though there were some gains in other healthcare subsectors.
These changes may reflect a decrease in healthcare utilization and the increased flexibilities brought by COVID-19-driven regulations.
While the EHR documents what has been done, automating lets physicians and the care team know what to do going forward.
Q&A with Availity's Lillian Phelps on the challenges of claim attachments, denial management and prior authorizations.
Knowing how doctors work, seeing "how their brains worked" helped inform new app.
Kimberly Scaccia, VP of revenue management for Mercyhealth, says one challenge is competition for remote staff is nationwide.
Both primary care and specialist medicine are facing potentially severe shortfalls over the next decade and a half.
Because of COVID-19's push to a remote workforce, hospitals are competing for billers and coders not just locally, but nationally.
Where nurses study often determines where they work.
Physicians are looking for guidance on telehealth, including updated regulatory and reimbursement policy.