There’s good news for psychologists and other qualified healthcare professionals who provide phone consultations. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) will reimburse many audio phone-only behavioral health...
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US Hospitals Fail to Meet EHR standards – Study Says
Implementation of electronic health records is considered a practical solution that will help streamline processes in healthcare settings, while also ensuring enhanced patient care and support....
Telehealth Coverage Increased by Medicaid
With the full implementation of the Affordable care Act (ACA), the demand for healthcare services are expected to increase at a rapid pace. The expansion of the Medicaid program along with the...
Effective Steps Orthopedic Surgeons Could Take to Prevent Medication Errors
The first report of The Institute of Medicine (IOM), the famous 'To Err is Human' published in 1999 revealed that around 7000 deaths occur annually from medication errors alone. In 2006, another...
The Need to Make EHRs User-friendly
According to a survey conducted last year by MedData Group, many physicians are dissatisfied with their electronic health record system (EHR). Up to 85% of the physicians said that their EHR...
Routine Screening for Colorectal Cancer to Facilitate Early Diagnosis and Treatment
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health benefit plans that started on or after September 23, 2010 to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening tests. For those plans that started before...
Top Challenges Medical Practices Face
With new regulations, increased administrative burdens, technology changes, and new reimbursement models, physician practices face myriad challenges. As diagnosis codes become more specific with ICD...
CMS Issues a Decision Memo for Proposed Coverage of Mitral Valve Repair
Mitral regurgitation (MR), also known as mitral insufficiency or mitral incompetence is a disorder in which the heart valve that separates the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart...
Oncologists Must Help Curb Deadliness of Pancreatic Cancer
The decisions of oncologists often hold the key to successful or failed cancer treatment. This is particularly true with the deadly pancreatic cancer that has claimed the lives of illustrious people...
Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions Can Improve Healthcare Quality
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has introduced several new financial incentives and penalties in order to optimize the overall healthcare system performance. Policy makers are constantly searching for...
Important Facts About Epilepsy – Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder in which the central nerve cells in the brain work abnormally causing seizures. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 65 million...