by Medical Management Institute | 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 Medical Management Institute | 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 Medical Management Institute | 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... 
by Medical Management Institute | Sep 27, 2019 | Healthcare, MMI Blog
Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver. Hepatitis C is the most common bloodborne pathogen and is the most common cause of death from an infectious disease. The Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) can cause chronic liver disease, liver cancer, cirrhosis, and death.... 
by Medical Management Institute | Sep 13, 2019 | Healthcare, Jobs, MMI Blog
Healthcare’s central principle is moving away from patient volume and toward patient value. With rising costs in medical care, especially out-of-pocket expenses on the patient’s end, patients are looking for and expecting a greater quality of service and... 
by Medical Management Institute | Mar 29, 2019 | Healthcare, MMI Blog
Telehealth uses telecommunication to facilitate care from a distance using video chap applications like Skype and FaceTime via computer or mobile device. Rock Health reported that 75% of consumers used at least one channel to access telehealth in 2018, which was... 