Could Telepsych Replace Therapists?
Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid proposed adding codes to cover telepsych services including routine visits, consultations and psychiatric assessments completed via telehealth services. The field of telepsychiatry has become a hot zone for start-ups, which are eager to develop software that boasts usability, confidentiality and smooth interfaces to incorporate video, sound and instant messaging between patients and providers. The same could be said of any telehealth programs – but perhaps the foray into psychiatry via computer is the most interesting of all.
The Benefits of Adding Telepsychiatry to Your Emergency Department | The Doctor’s Channel
As part of BHM’s partnership with The Doctor’s Channel, Anthony Grimaldi, BHM’s Senior Vice President Provider/Hospital Division, speaks about telemedicine and advancing patient care.
Obamacare Means Increased ER Utilization
The Affordable Care Act will allow 30-40 million new patients to have access to hospital services – particularly emergency room services. ERs are already notoriously overrun and patient dissatisfaction about wait times and care quality are abound. With even more patients expected to grace the department than ever before, how can your ED prepare?
Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time for full plates…and full stomachs. This year, we wanted to share this helpful infographic with a few tips to make your Thanksgiving feasting more enjoyable. Find out how each of the traditional food groups stacks up calorie-wise (and then choose portions wisely!) Our best advice: Load up on the healthier options like fruits […]
Why Get TJC Accreditation?
With so many options for healthcare accreditation, many healthcare leaders are asking themselves, “Which accreditation(s) is best for my organization?” One of those accreditation options is through The Joint Commission (formerly Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or JCAHO), which conducts unannounced inspections and ensures quality standards industry-wide.
Is Accountable Care a Fad or a Way of Life?
Accountable care transition is still a hot topic in healthcare – and it’s likely to remain so for many years to come as the reform continues. For many organizations, taking the leap to accountable care status might seem inadvisable – is it just a fad? Are these changes here to stay? If they are, is my organization ready? There are a lot of questions to ask, but organizations who are in this stage of their accountable care deliberations should rest assured that they aren’t alone – many organizations all across the U.S. are asking themselves that same question.
How to Succeed as an Accountable Care Organization
Accountable care has certainly made some important strides in terms of addressing how physicians are paid for the services they provide, but for accountable care to work fully, we need to change the way healthcare providers practice medicine. Accountable care needs to be framed as accountable medicine – because the only way for the changes proposed by the ACA to take full effect and become sustainable, long term practices is to start at the source and change the way that we practice medicine.
Is Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) the Life Raft to Healthcare?
Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) might be the ultimate game-changer in healthcare reform. We know that our old methods of physician compensation just haven’t proven to be sustainable – and because of that, not only have healthcare finances suffered, but the quality of care has too. You’d think if we’re spending enormous amounts of our national expenditures on healthcare that it would be above-average in performance anywhere in the U.S. – but not so.
Denial Management and Your Bottom Line
Denials are bad news for your revenue cycle. And research shows that unfortunately, denials happen more frequently than you might think. About 25-30% of all healthcare claims are rejected or denied. Each time a claim is denied, it means more staff resources, more time, and more financial resources are required to fix them.
Recent Insights into Bundled Payments
Bundled payments have been a popular topic of discussion in the world of accountable care. In fact, some research shows that bundled payments and accountable care will make up two thirds of all payments by 2020. But the results of a study recently released by the RAND Corporation showed that as a payment model, bundled payments simply fell short.