Payviders offer both insurance coverage and healthcare services to patients. This concept is a relatively new development in the healthcare industry, and it has the potential to significantly impact the way that healthcare is delivered and financed.
Health plan headaches begin with several challenges while navigating the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. These challenges are driven by a combination of factors, including rising healthcare costs, regulatory changes, technological advancements, and shifting consumer expectations.
Medicaid growth has been driven by several factors, including changes in federal policy, public pressure, and a greater understanding of the benefits of Medicaid for underserved populations.
Clinical peer review in modern performance management requires a secure, easy-to-use software system. Peer reviews are a form of performance evaluation that involve feedback from colleagues within the same profession or industry. In the healthcare industry, peer reviews are commonly used to evaluate the performance of clinical staff, including physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the healthcare industry, with the potential to revolutionize patient care and improve clinical outcomes. Over the next three years, we can expect to see AI have a tangible impact on healthcare in several ways.
Unplanned hospital readmissions occur when a patient is discharged from a hospital and then returns to the hospital within a certain time frame due to an unplanned medical issue. These readmissions can be costly for both the patient and the healthcare system. To reduce the number of unplanned hospital readmissions
Prior authorization is a utilization management process used by some health insurance companies for determining if the patient’s health policy covers a prescribed services, like procedures, tests, or medications, before services are rendered. While intended to control healthcare costs, prior authorizations can be a significant burden on healthcare providers and can delay patient care.
No Surprises Act (NSA) protects people covered under group and individual health plans from receiving surprise medical bills when they receive most emergency services, non-emergency services from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and services from out-of-network air ambulance service providers.
Top At-Risk Conditions and utilization spikes that healthcare leaders and stakeholders across the industry must prepare to proactively address in the upcoming year highlight the recently released, 2023 State of Health – In The Aftermath Report. The report also presents predictive findings and explores the top contributing factors of many utilization increases.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health Released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which shows how people living in America reported about their experience with mental health conditions, substance use, and pursuit of treatment in 2021.