The new decade has come with new challenges accompanied by some other problems that left unresolved during the last decade. 2020 came with some unprecedented and unpredictable predicaments such as global medical emergency due to the covid-19 outbreak making its way from China to the US in a few days. It increased burden both on …
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Healthcare data breaches are affecting millions in the United States and one of the major causes is hacking by cybercriminals. According to a report titled The State of Cybersecurity in Healthcare, by The Fortified Health Security which gathered data spanning over a decade and found that forty million Americans were affected in 2019. This is the …
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Independent practices make up a major part of the American healthcare system. Undoubtedly, people are more influenced by these independent practices as they are relatively inexpensive and ensure better care than larger healthcare organizations and hospitals. Moreover, these practices have won patients’ trust by adding to their convenience as they provide low-beneficiary costs and are …
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Good patient experience has become essential to make sure a steady growth of physician practices. Satisfied patients drive growth in various ways and they never opt out of the continuity of care from the same practice. Dissatisfied patients seldom revisit and switch to another practice which affects business and brings down collections of a practice. …
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KEYPOINTS Diabetes is a chronic disease and can be prevented through exercise and diet. Diabetes causes kidney failure, blindness, and many health complications. Increased physical activities, weight loss, and a healthy diet have been known to delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. The pervasiveness of diabetes among people over the age of 18 rose …
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The United States Justice Department proved the CEO of Video Doctor Network is found guilty of committing the largest fraud in the telemedicine industry. The company was found conducting widespread scams and frauds across the United States. The Video Doctor Network was an online digital forum where patients could consult with a wide array of …
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The World heart day is a globally celebrated campaign, during which individuals, communities, families, and government of various nations across the globe participate and become the custodian of their heart health or their loved ones. The campaign is organized every year to raise awareness about the Cardio-Vascular Diseases (CVD) among the general public and their …
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Fraud is a way of committing a crime to gain financial benefits. It is the factor which does not only cause unrest in society but also leads to economic destabilization. Insurance fraud is one of the types which occur when any person, company or organization plans to deceive to gain insurance benefits and it is …
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What is Umbrella Insurance? Umbrella insurance is also known as personal liability insurance, which is a back-up insurance plan that kicks in after your other insurance coverage has been paid out, covering accidents that occur on your premises or because of you. Fundamentally this insurance can be considered as an added protection. Most of the …
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There are numerous stories of physicians getting embroiled in issues of ethical nature or not a crime but seriously putting their career at stake by a medical insurance auditor. Consequently forcing many of them to deal with matters that they were not liable and damaging their practice. The undeniably meddling and regularly illogical managerial, administrative …
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