Clinicians and staff at medical practices across the United States are surely breathing sighs of relief now that the worst effects of the coronavirus pandemic are behind us. Providers have been particularly troubled as they try to keep practices solvent and operating after the country first shut down in March 2020. During that initial closure, […]
As a result of CMS CoPs requirements and shared risk arrangements, admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT) notifications are increasingly playing a more crucial role in coordinating care between providers and payers. Historically, four areas have posed problems for payers, beginning with the lack of timely information about a member’s admission, discharge, or transfer from a hospital […]
In a recent article by Fierce Healthcare, John Nebergall and Scott Turicchi discuss how a company primarily known in the healthcare industry for its cloud fax business is aiming to tackle the broader interoperability market. J2 Global, a conglomerate of media and information services, recently announced plans to split into two businesses, spinning off its internet fax business as a […]
In the United States, the shortage of mental health services occurs at a time when more attention is being paid to the issue, especially the interplay between mental health and overall physical health. The importance of care coordination as a patient moves among primary, acute and post-acute care settings has come into sharper focus, with […]
A leading internet and information services company recently announced that it will offer healthcare providers free access to on-demand patient record query through its healthcare interoperability platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
