by Whitney Huff | May 29, 2020 | Healthcare, Medicare, MMI Blog
The American Psychiatric Association defines telemedicine as “the process of providing healthcare from a distance through technology, often using videoconferencing. Telepsychiatry, a subset of telemedicine, can involve providing a range of services including... 
by Whitney Huff | Apr 17, 2020 | Healthcare, MMI Blog
Telehealth, telemedicine, and other related and interchangeable terms generally refer to the exchange of medical information by electronic communication in order to improve the patient’s health. Telehealth offers medical patients the ability to continue to care for... 
by Whitney Huff | Mar 6, 2020 | Healthcare, MMI Blog
While Population Health Management and Social Determinants of Health are not new subjects, it is an area of growing concern with not enough attention of fully implementing in healthcare facilities and practices. It is truly important to understand how these... 
by Whitney Huff | Dec 20, 2019 | Healthcare, MMI Blog
Read part one of this blog here. Requirements for making public all standard charges for all items and services: Hospitals must compile standard charges for all items and services offered by the hospital in an electronic file which needs to be displayed on the... 
by Whitney Huff | Dec 11, 2019 | Compliance Updates, Healthcare, MMI Blog
Beginning January 1, 2021 all hospitals in the US will be required to disclose standard charges for services and items offered to their patients. Many hospitals already do this, but the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized policies that will... 
by Whitney Huff | Dec 6, 2019 | Healthcare, MMI Blog
With the rise of technology, medical coders are scared that their positions may become obsolete within the next decade due to artificial intelligence. Less than two decades ago, patient financial records, charts, and claims filing were tracked on paper! However, even... 