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Health Reimbursement Arrangements Overview HRAs

WebThe Health Reimbursement Arrangement (“HRA”) is a valuable benefit worth considering. These tax-advantaged plans allow employers to reimburse certain medical and dental expenses without impacting payroll or payroll taxes. After the passage of the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, HRAs were effectively shut down by health plan …

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Mid Level Providers Benefits Healthcare Practices Accountable Care

WebMid-level providers are able to perform about 80 percent of a primary care physician's work while collecting about 70 percent as much in revenue. In 2015, the mean full-time base salary for mid-level providers was $97,083. This means mid-levels can bring in more revenue in proportion to their compensation than most internists and family physicians.

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How Accountable Care Organizations ACOs Prepare for

WebThe health care industry faces accelerating transformation from fee-for-service reimbursement toward value-based payment models such as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Direct Contracting Entities (DCEs). As of January 2021, there were 477 Medicare ACOs serving more than 10.7 million beneficiaries, with hundreds …

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Considerations for Self-Insured Health Plan HIPAA Compliance

WebPlan sponsors should review every health plan to determine which are subject to HIPAA privacy and security requirements. HIPAA permits plan sponsors to designate their plans as a single Organized Health Care Arrangement (“OHCA”), allowing the plan sponsor to undertake just one compliance effort on behalf of all plans and policies.

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Four Ways Your EHR System Is Putting Patients at Risk

WebFour Ways Your EHR System Is Putting Patients at Risk. For decades, health care centers have relied on Electronic Health Systems (“EHRs”) to securely store patient data, automate efficient workflows, and facilitate communication both internally and externally. Though, in an era when cybercrime rates are reaching all-time highs, …

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Top KPIs for Medical Practices Financial Dashboards Medical

WebA key performance indicators (KPIs) dashboard is a tool that allows you to easily monitor your medical practice’s performance, challenges and opportunities. Understanding your KPIs and comparing them to previous months or available industry data enables you to make strategic decisions and plan for the future. Most medical practices …

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Healthcare Benefits HRA Consumerism Employee Benefits …

WebHealthcare benefits are a key factor in choosing a job. Employee benefits that Millennials and other employees consider when looking for a job include consumerism, HRA's, telehealth and e-heath. Healthcare benefits are expected to increase in cost for the fifth straight year.

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Health Care Consulting

WebOur Health Care Consulting group works with physician groups, faculty practices, health systems and government agencies to establish a clear vision and actionable strategic plans to excel. Our services include growth strategy, …

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How SAFER Guides are a competitive advantage for healthcare

WebWhen it comes to cost savings, implementing recommended best practices for EHR safety, like those found in the SAFER Guides, enables health care organizations to reduce the premiums they pay for malpractice insurance. Additionally, relying on paper for recordkeeping and patient intake increases office supply costs and the time needed for …

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Understanding the Impacts of the Change Healthcare Data Breach

WebThe Change Healthcare Data Breach and Navigating Your Exposure. In February 2024, Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, fell victim to the most consequential cyber-ransom attack to hit the healthcare industry. Change Healthcare provides a significant number of critical functions, such as the management of clinical …

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We're Part of the Solution

WebReady to Help Today's Health Care Leaders Thrive. The industry is constantly changing, with greater emphasis on outcomes, consumer-centric care options, and the digitization of health care. This change unlocks both opportunity, and challenge, in balancing access, profitable care and regulatory compliance.

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Distress is Widespread as Health care Industry Adapts to ACA

WebThe index reviews bankruptcy filings for entities with more than $1 million in assets that self-designate as “health care” entities under Chapters 9, 11, or 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Compared with the benchmark period of the fourth quarter of 2010, the health care index is up by almost 22 percent, indicating increasing distress in the

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Extended Hours for Physician Practices Cost vs. Patient Satisfaction

WebBut a UK study showed a 26 percent reduction in ER visits among patients whose primary-care providers offered extended hours. For children the data are even more dramatic: The Journal of Pediatrics reported that pediatricians with evening hours reduced their young patients’ ER visits by half.

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Health Information Technology HealthIT Artificial Intelligence Data

WebElectronic health records, computerized provider order entry, prescribing systems, lab and clinic information systems, and telemedicine are growing components of eHealth systems and data. Globally, the HealthIT market is estimated at more than $40 billion, with revenues expected to exceed $200 billion by 2021.

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health savings account Rollover and qualified HSA funding …

WebThis Act allows for a one-time penalty- and tax- free rollover of money from your traditional IRA to a health savings account (HSA). Technically, this is known as a “qualified HSA funding distribution.”. An HSA is a funding account for those with high-deductible health plans (HDHP). For 2021, HDHPs are defined as health insurance …

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Why Is Organizational Health Important

WebOrganizational health not only targets a business’s financial sustainability, but also increases its operational profits and develops its employees to meet the challenges of the competitive landscape. Researchers demonstrate that strong organizational health propels a business’s performance and helps its leaders create a path of continued

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SAFER Guides Self-Assessment Preparation

WebThe self-assessment, known as the SAFER Guides, was originally developed as a voluntary tool in 2014 to encourage best practices and protect both patients and providers from EHR-related harm and malpractice. The nine-part guide consists of checklists and worksheets in cross-functional areas to help health care organizations coordinate …

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Health Care Electronic Health Records EHR Cloned Medical

WebHealth care providers are utilizing electronic health records (EHR) and as the transition from paper medical records to EHR continues, payers and auditors are noticing a problem with these records: cloning. Medicare will not reimburse services when it deems the documentation is cloned.

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Affordable Care Act Mistakes Can Result in Costly IRS Penalties to

WebEmployers are also required to timely report information on health coverage on Form 1094-C, Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Returns, and Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage, under IRC Sec. 6056. Failure to comply with the timely furnishing and filing rules …

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