From AI scribes and coding habits to the claims payers quietly cut, these are the lessons physicians can take from four days of sessions and interviews at the Medical Group Management Association's centennial meeting.
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CLAIM DENIED! What you need to know about the increase in claim denials
Author(s)Todd Shryock
Report found that payers continue to deny claims at an alarming rate
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The struggle with claim denials in the health care industry continues to get worse, and a regression in technology adoption to solve issues is adding fuel to the fire, according to the
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Coding scrutiny, payment gaps and a push for price caps show up across Trilliant Health's annual look at where U.S. health care is headed.
It's shared savings season and the check has arrived. Now how do physicians divide it up fairly?
Urban Institute analysis finds 26% of insured adults owe medical debt, with hospitals the largest source
A simple break-even calculation turns a reimbursement advantage into staff minutes, showing practices when prior authorization, denials and uncollected patient balances wipe out a better rate.
Recent CMS rule changes reinforce that operational discipline is increasingly shaping reimbursement
Medical Economics spoke with Monique Delgado, former CEO of Integrated Medical Services, about where salary-only pay falls short, which metrics to tie incentives to and how to change physician pay without eroding trust.
Trilliant Health's annual trends report traces primary care shortages, payment gaps and looming price caps to incentives no single stakeholder has reason to fix.
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