Claims Software Can Ease Manual Processes Related to Treating Medical Tourists from Outside the U.S.
The following is a guest article by Rob Stuart, Founder and President at Claim.MD
Medical tourism is big business for leading hospitals and health centers around the world. In the United States, the overwhelming perception is that American patients seek treatment in Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, and other places to save money over what they’d pay for the same treatments. But the U.S. has been named the top worldwide medical tourism destination.
Because many people don’t proclaim themselves as medical tourists on travel documents, reliable statistics on the prevalence of medical travel are scarce. However, a 2017 survey li...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 15, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Revenue Cycle Management Claim.MD Claims Software CPT Codes DRG Codes Healthcare Claims International Healthcare Claims Interoperability Medical Tourism Source Type: blogs
Physical Examination as a Helpful Aid in Decision-Making in Challenging ECGs
Discussion continuedThe absence of pace spikes suggests this is not a pacemaker/ICD-related rhythm in this patient with an ICD.The presence of thinned myocardium and known large amount of scar tissue makes for a nidus for VT. Thus VT is very probable.A wide native QRS can be expected in a patient with a dilated heart and a history of heart failure, even if it is sinus rhythm. so the question of whether those are P-waves is critical.Additionally, the qR morphology, particularly in a patient with right bundle branch block (RBBB) type wide QRS complex tachycardia (WQCT), lends further support for VT.Furthermore, a pertinent p...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 1, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Emre Aslanger Source Type: blogs
University of Maryland Doctor Tells Public He's Not Sure Smoking is Any More Hazardous than Vaping
In anarticle published today byABC News, a physician from the University of Maryland is quoted as telling the public that he isn ' t sure that smoking is any more hazardous than vaping.According to the article: "' We just cannot make a conclusion that it [vaping] is safer than cigarettes, '
said Dr. Jason Rose, a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician who is also
the Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Innovation& Physician Science at The University of Maryland. " Of course, stating that you ' re not sure if vaping is safer than cigarettes is equivalent to saying that you ' re not sure smo...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - July 31, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
No, AI won ’t kill creativity
Recently, I had a conversation with a well-known illustrator friend who was expressing his discontent about artificial intelligence. As our conversation escalated online, several creative professionals joined in, lamenting the supposed death of art, creativity, and, consequently, our livelihoods.
creativity, nounthe ability to produce or use original and unusual ideas
I added my two cents that AI should not be perceived as competition, but rather as a tool to align with our times. I argued that ChatGPT wouldn’t transform anyone into a journalist, just as Midjourney wouldn’t make me a graphic designer, becau...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 20, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Source Type: blogs
Trade in Real Life: Sorry Charlie (and Senator Warner) for Terrible Tuna Tariffs
Gabriella Beaumont-SmithDuring the pandemic, Senator Mark Warner (D ‑VA) released a video showcasing his tuna melt recipe —complete with a surprising amount of mayonnaise and heated in a microwave (no judgement). The “unhinged” recipe video went viral and three years later,Washingtonian sat down with Senator Warner to have him taste ‐test seven tuna melt sandwiches from DC and Virginia restaurants.Senator Warner ’s tuna‐melt obsession reminded me of a tariff reclassificationcase I read about last year. Starkist Co. is well‐known for its single‐serve pouches of tuna and argued to the Fede...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 12, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Gabriella Beaumont-Smith Source Type: blogs
Digital Detox: What is it, and why do you need it?
Our attitudes towards the digital world are very contradictory. Many researches show that most of us consider the Internet the best source of information and knowledge. Moreover, online presence increases the chances of finding a job and facilitates most everyday activities. Almost 80% of teenagers develop their interests and passions in the digital world. 60.2% feel calm and happy when using the web. However, this is only one face of the digital world.
On the other hand, 2 out of 3 Internet users declare they consider themselves addicted to technology. Over half of Americans spend between 3 to 5 hours on their devices ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michal Jonca Tags: depression motivation productivity tips self improvement Source Type: blogs
Turkey ’s Election Scenarios: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary
Mustafa AkyolToday, I have new a piece in National Review: “Turkey ’s Election Scenarios: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary. ”It is about the fateful elections that Turkey will have this Sunday. (Which we will also discuss tomorrow at a Cato Institute Policy Forum: “Turkey ’s Centennial Election: What Is at Stake? ”)Despite the dramatic deterioration in Turkey ’s freedoms and rule of law, I explain, the elections are still real and competitive:Turkey is not a Russia, China, or Turkmenistan, where free elections have never been held; Turks have lived under a decently competitive, free electoral system ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 11, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Mustafa Akyol Source Type: blogs
Three Scenarios for Turkey ’s Election: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary
Mustafa AkyolOn Sunday, May 14, more than sixty million voters throughout Turkey will cast their votes in what may be the most fateful election for the nation since its founding a century ago. According to the results, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been ruling the country since 2002 in a growingly authoritarian and erratic fashion, will either further consolidate his grip on power, or finally lose it.For many people in the West, the latter option may sound unrealistic, if not naive. They see that under Erdogan, Turkey has become an authoritarian regime where freedom of speech and rule of law have largely vani...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 8, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Mustafa Akyol Source Type: blogs
HIMSS Takeaways: Size Doesn ’t (Always) Count, Johnny Appleseed and MomGPT
By MICHAEL L. MILLENSON
Live and in-person once again, HIMSS 2023 attracted more than 30,000 attendees to the exhibit halls and meeting rooms of Chicago’s sprawling McCormick Place. Although no one person could possibly absorb it all, below are some harbingers of the health care future that stayed with me.
Size Doesn’t Count. Exploring the remote byways of the cavernous exhibition areas, it became clear that it’s not the size of the booth, but the impact of the product that counts. At a pavilion highlighting Turkish companies, for instance, R. Serdar Gemici stood in front of a kiosk that might fit into a walk-i...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech Best Buy Clarify Health Solutions Dedalus Epic Systems Eyal Zimlichman HealthPartners HIMSS HIMSS2023 Intermountain Healthcare Medeanalytics Michael Millenson NCQA Pangea Tim Barry VillageMD Source Type: blogs
Government Proposes To Make Bad Standards on Race and Ethnicity Worse
John F. EarlyI recently laid out the case to stop government classification of people by race and ethnicity in a CatoBlog post. Those observations were stimulated by The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) posting a notice for comment in the Federal Register with respect to a report from the Federal Interagency Technical Working Group and Race and Ethnicity Standards to revise the existing standards for collecting data by race and ethnicity. Comments are due by April 27, 2023.Ipublished a similar op ‐ed in the Wall Street Journal, which subsequently printed a singleletter to the editor in re...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 18, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: John F. Early Source Type: blogs
poem
Au SableThe summer before residency started in ChicagoI went north to Grayling, Michigan with a backpackAnd the last of a dreamy eyed sociopathic certaintyTo spend a weekend fly fishing on the edgesOf the swift black flat Au Sable river.I thought I had it all won,I ’d played some cards wellParlayed a little luck into a tidy stack That bought me access to higher stakes tables. I was ready to roll the dice and gamble.But first, before sitting down with the high rollersIt was off to the swift black Au Sable river In the summer before the illusions fractured,Before I realized everything I hadBarely cover...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - April 16, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
Consequences of the War in Ukraine: Two Areas of Contention — Turkey and the Balkans
Turkey is navigating a narrow path between its NATO commitments and its relationship with Russia. The Western Balkans remain an arena of competition between pro-Russian and pro-Western elements. It ' s not clear how events might play out, but there are indications and track records. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - March 6, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Brian Michael Jenkins Source Type: blogs
Consequences of the War in Ukraine: Two Areas of Contention & mdash;Turkey and the Balkans
Turkey is navigating a narrow path between its NATO commitments and its relationship with Russia. The Western Balkans remain an arena of competition between pro-Russian and pro-Western elements. It ' s not clear how events might play out, but there are indications and track records. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - March 6, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Brian Michael Jenkins Source Type: blogs
Our OMI Toolbox Application is out now !
We are happy to announce that our " OMI Toolbox " application has just released and ready for your use. As myocardial infarction (MI) and many other diagnoses (for example left ventricular hypertrophy, prior MI etc.) can cause ST-segment elevation (STE) on electrocardiogram (ECG), the distinction between them may be hard and complicated. Furthermore, some ECGs may not meet the STEMI criteria but may still be diagnostic for acute coronary occlusion (ACO). For this purpose, only one set of diagnostic or differentiating criteria (STEMI criteria) is not enough, therefore a bunch of different tools are needed to make a&nbs...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - March 3, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Emre Aslanger Source Type: blogs
Two Years Later: Biden Has Finally Taken the First Step on Stopping Risky Arms Transfers
Jordan CohenPresident Joe Biden ’s administration just released itsConventional Arms Transfer policy, which dictates who can buy U.S. weapons and how the arms transfers process should function. These policies come directly from the White House; former President Donald Trump issued the last Conventional Arms Transfer policy in 2018, which was primarily focused on the economic benefits from weapons transfers.The Biden administration ’s Conventional Arms Transfer policy makes two notable changes. First, it adds text about norms and human rights. Specifically, it notes that the U.S. should “prevent arms transfers that ri...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 23, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jordan Cohen Source Type: blogs
