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Telehealth services are often billed at a lower code than office visits

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…

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Providers are increasing spending on IT and software, survey finds

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…

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Patient Identification Challenges

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…

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AMA posts CPT 2024 code set

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. 

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