Claims Processing

CMS says the move to reimburse physicians will enable beneficiaries to get telehealth services in physician's offices, hospitals, nursing homes, rural health clinics – and their homes.

Health plans will be responsible for data sharing and patient access in a way they're not used to. "A lot will have to go into meeting that deadline," one expert says.

AI and blockchain also continue to feature in its new technologies, as the revenue cycle and data exchange company works to help modernize the claims process and digitize more transactions.

The guide from CCHP aims to help providers navigate the process of billing CMS for remote patient monitoring, real-time and asynchronous virtual visits and mobile health services.

The adoption of EHRs and supporting health IT may result in new methods of E/M documentation and coding tech adoption. And these types of E/M coding issues also apply to providers offering telemedicine services.

Thrive, which develops tools to incorporating earlier cancer detection into routine clinical workflows, will now gain access to five years of BCBS claims data to help innovate its approaches.

At Integris Health, billing and analytics technology is responsible for measurable rises in patients' perceptions of the financial experience – helping them set up payment plans, make payments, register for self-service and sign up for text alerts.

eHI's collaborative includes Humana, United HealthCare, American Hospital Association and others who are working to encourage use of existing ICD-10-CM Z codes and develop new ones.

Cerner will add Simplee's financial engagement platform to its revenue cycle portfolio and incorporate its billing tools into its consumer-facing technology

The companies plan to create new cloud-based applications focused on patient engagement, pop health, customer relationship management, claims processing and more.