Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’

Direct Primary Care: The Key to a Better Patient Experience?

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
Direct Primary Care scientist in a lab

While booking an appointment with the doctor two days prior and hardly getting 10 minutes per appointment, you may end up feeling like a better patient experience is the last thing they care about. It is more likely to be true than false as the one thing all these big corporations care about is money. Luckily, now we are not bound to the traditional healthcare systems and corporate hospitals. A relatively new healthcare model is introduced Direct Primary Care.

In this post, we will examine how direct primary care prioritizes the patient experience and health.

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8 Benefits of Outsourcing Medical Billing for Healthcare Providers

Thursday, June 15th, 2023
billing for healthcare providers

A growing number of healthcare providers and hospitals, settle for outsourcing medical billing services due to their various benefits in their organization. Medical billing for healthcare providers is a challenging and demanding task that could hinder the smooth operation of a medical practice or provider. To increase their competitiveness, healthcare professionals and companies hire the services of third-party service providers for their medical billing requirements.

The U.S. healthcare industry continues to post rapid growth, due mainly to the prevalence of chronic diseases. Based on the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 2019 data, around six in 10 American adults suffer from chronic diseases like cancer. Due to the expected high demand for advanced diagnostic imaging systems, the sector will experience a compound annual growth rate of 6.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Let’s take a look at some of the premier benefits of outsourcing medical billing for healthcare providers.

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Healthcare Associated Infection

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

The following guest post was contributed by Barbara Dunn, a PR executive who is writing today about healthcare-associated infection (HAI), an important topic for everyone.

Healthcare Associated Infection

When someone develops an infection, at a hospital or other patient care facility, that they did not have prior to treatment, this is referred to as a healthcare-associated (sometimes hospital-acquired) infection (HAI).

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