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By Susan Morse for Healthcare Finance Despite being able to be reimbursed for telehealth services at the higher facility rate for another year, providers are frequently billing for these virtual visits at a lower level-of-service code, Epic Research has found. Epic’s study found this holds true for both primary and specialty care. Telehealth visits are more…
By Emily Olsen for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Dive Insight: As providers double down on IT spending, respondents noted they’re looking for more simplified technology stacks and fewer vendors, according to the survey of more than 200 healthcare executives. Eighty-one percent said they prioritize buying from existing vendors, a boon for electronic health record companies as 79% noted…
By Susan Chapman, MA, MFA, PGYT for For the Record Patient misidentification is a costly issue plaguing health care today, affecting organizations and patients alike. The problems can be traced to several factors, among them variables in demographic data, the intake process, and patient portals. Fortunately, there are solutions to reduce the proportion of patient…
By Kristi Fahy Wesolek, RHIA On October 8th, thousands of health information professionals, like me, will be arriving in Baltimore for the AHIMA 2023 Conference. The annual AHIMA conference is exciting for many reasons: we get to explore a new city, reconnect with old friends, and some of us even get to speak or share…
By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review The American Medical Association released updates Sept. 8 to its Current Procedural Terminology code set for 2024. Five things to know: The changes take effect Jan. 1, 2024. Read the full release explaining the updates and changes here.