Payer Strategies and the Long Road to Payment

The average cost of debunking a denial is $25 per claim, not to mention the continuous challenges associated with attaining timely payment. Reviewing denial management strategies on a regular basis…

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How data intelligence will drive precision healthcare in the NHS

As the NHS evolves, many trusts are developing into digitally mature systems, shifting away from the paper-dominated organizations they once were. With the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs), it has…

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What Will U.S. Health Care Look Like After the Pandemic?

Even the most vocal critic of the American health care system cannot watch coverage of the current Covid-19 crisis without appreciating the heroism of each caregiver and patient fighting its…

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COVID-19 shows public and private health care complement each other

We hear increasing calls for greater government involvement in health care as the solution to future pandemics and health care problems in general. Ironically, the pandemic illustrates exactly the opposite.  The…

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Blockchain Can be A Promising Tool in Health care

The revolution in Blockchain technology has made its way to the healthcare industry and is already showing promising results in the technical advancements in health care. Healthcare Rallies For Blockchain, a…

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CMS Rolls Out New Powers to Target Healthcare Fraud

The announcement is all but ensured to trouble providers already concerned about overreach. Federal healthcare oversight authorities have announced that they are expanding their “revocation and denial authorities” in an…

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How to Ensure HIPAA Compliance with Cloud Faxing

A recent study found that 25% of healthcare organizations don’t encrypt their patient’s data in the cloud. Sharing data is a crucial aspect in the doctor-patient relationship and keeping that…

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The challenges of developing healthcare quality measures based on ICD-10-CM Codes

Inappropriate outpatient antibiotic prescribing is a primary driver of antimicrobial resistance. Designing and evaluating antibiotic stewardship initiatives requires common measures of inappropriate prescribing that can be applied at the level…

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