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F.J. Thomas

F.J. Thomas has worked in healthcare business for more than fifteen years in Tennessee. Her experience as a contract appeals analyst has given her an intimate grasp of the inner workings of both the provider and insurance world. Knowing first hand that the industry is constantly changing, she strives to find resources and information you can use.

Study Suggests Use of Police in Healthcare Results in Harm

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to recent reports, around 40 percent of healthcare workers have experienced violence in the workplace in the last two years. Some estimates have shown that approximately 70 percent of emergency […]

Nov 27, 2023
F.J. Thomas

Recent Humana Report Suggests Value-based Care Improves Costs, Outcomes

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In a “pay-for-performance” program or agreement, providers receive either a bonus or a penalty based on cost and outcome benchmarks that are set by a payer. Value-based payment models use quality […]

Nov 23, 2023
F.J. Thomas

CMS Announces $31.2 Billion in Improper 2023 Payments

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their findings of Fee-for-Service claims audits conducted this year. Last year, CMS estimated that the rate of improper payments […]

Nov 21, 2023
F.J. Thomas

Combination COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines On Track For Phase 3 Trials

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – COVID-19 has certainly been persistent in leaving its mark on the world. Some studies have suggested that when it comes to Long COVID, the numbers have been grossly underestimated. Three years […]

Nov 20, 2023
F.J. Thomas

Increase in Provider Administrative Burdens Could Impact Access to Care

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare has seen an 84 percent increase in provider bankruptcies according to evidence presented before the House Committee on Ways and Means in September. While reductions and delays in payment, as […]

Nov 15, 2023
F.J. Thomas

CMS Final Rule Reduces Physician Reimbursement Again

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Despite strong complaints from the American Medical Association (AMA) about a 26 percent decrease in physician reimbursement from 2001 to 2023, it appears those complaints have fallen on deaf ears. On […]

Nov 06, 2023
F.J. Thomas