Payer enrollment rarely lines up with a new physician’s first day. A week-by-week plan helps practices avoid a revenue gap, handle pending claims and know when the schedule can safely open.
|Slideshows|April 9, 2019
7 things young adult patients want out of their healthcare
Author(s)Kayla Matthews
Advertisement
Although its larger mission remains unfinished, the Affordable Care Act was a bold step forward. It helped millions of people across the country-many of them millennials and younger-think differently about the value of healthcare.They saw a glimpse of an industry in which technology provides accountability and openness and where all people are cared for, no matter their background or how much money they take home.Here's a look at seven things young adults want from health care and how shifting demographics are shaping the future of our entire healthcare delivery system.
Advertisement
Related to this article
In three online experiments, adults who would have to pay for a procedure out of pocket were less likely to schedule it, and the anxiety the cost caused raised the pain they expected.
What do physicians need to counter burnout and misinformation? Time with patients
Almost 70% of consumers will abandon AI customer service after two failures, a recent survey found.
Unfilled prescriptions and skipped referrals often reflect hidden logistical, financial and emotional work, not a lack of motivation. A behavioral scientist explains where patients drop off and how practices can close the gap in the first days after a recommendation.
Protecting patient health information may be easier than you think. Here's a working checklist to start for your practice's website.
New patients in big metros wait about a month to see a physician, and shortage areas, coverage losses and a proposed Medicare pay cut are adding pressure ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.
Flu hospitalizations are arriving early this fall, and Johns Hopkins experts say a physician's recommendation remains patients' best path to vaccination, while a new mRNA flu vaccine faces a coverage question.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Trending on Medical Economics
1
Why are claims being denied in 2026? 'Services not covered' now tops the list
2
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas leaves Medicare Advantage as UnitedHealthcare splits with Florida health systems
3
Practices, patients, policy: Previewing the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
4
What physicians need to know about this flu season — ‘A conversation can go a long, long way’
5