Hundreds of healthcare providers have contracted companies in the past 2 years that handle all aspects of revenue cycle management. More healthcare providers are outsourcing end-to-end revenue cycle management amid the change to value-based payment models, a new survey shows. Experts predict the market for RCM outsourcing will approach $10 billion by 2016. According to […]
Read MoreInformed Consent Misinterpretations Are Common “If only the doctor had warned me of this terrible complication, I never would have agreed to his treatment.” When a patient has a poor outcome, that statement is typically the basis for a malpractice lawsuit claiming that the physician didn’t provide adequate informed consent before a procedure or treatment. […]
Read MoreAll of us, at least once in a while, are unhappy. But what if you’re unhappy much of the time? In most cases the cause is not external. How happy you feel is in large part something you can control. But not if… You believe professional success will bring lasting fulfillment. You can love your […]
Read MoreThe twice-delayed ICD-10 implementation was supposed to have taken effect on Oct. 1, 2014. Now physicians groups in two states are asking members to implore their representatives in Congress for a two-year postponement. Physician associations in Texas and New York are urging their members to press the lame duck Congress to delay ICD-10 implementation until […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. The FDA has approved a novel technology that measures fractional flow reserve (FFR) noninvasively using data obtained from a computed tomographic scan of the heart. The HeartFlow FFR-CT “is a computer modeling program that provides a functional assessment of blood flow in […]
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