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Smarter Tech Tools Battle Physician Burnout
March 19—About half of all U.S. practicing physicians experience burnout, and several recent studies have placed the blame squarely on the widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), which require data entry and other click-based tasks.
More Health Systems Focusing on Patient Experience
March 14—After years of work, a designer of MRI machines at General Electric was excited to see his cutting edge creation implemented at a hospital.
Insurer Data Requests Prompt Hospital Policy Overhauls
March 12—As health insurers increasingly get involved in patient care management, they are requesting clinical data on individual patients from hospitals and health systems.
Do Medical Credit Cards Make Sense for Providers?
Feb. 14—Can so-called medical credit cards help hospitals address growing bad debt challenges?
CMS Offers Hospitals New Medicare Appeals Option
Feb. 6—A new settlement offer to resolve outstanding Medicare claims that have been denied on appeal is available for a limited time from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The offer guarantees 62 cents on the dollar for claimed payment and payable on a faster timetable than previously available.