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U.S. Department of Labor Files Lawsuit Against United Healthcare for Automated Denials
U.S. Department of Labor Files Lawsuit Against United Healthcare for Automated Denials

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With the enormous amount of data driving healthcare, the evaluation and processing of claims across claims platforms is an automated process. In fact, the large majority of claims are processed without […]
Recent Study Suggests Private Equity Ownership Associated with Higher Payer Costs
Recent Study Suggests Private Equity Ownership Associated with Higher Payer Costs

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to a recent PwC analysis, last year saw an overall 6 percent increase in healthcare costs, and analysts are projecting a 7 percent for next year. Drug pricing and staffing […]
Recent Poll Shows Racism in Healthcare is Impacting Care for Black Patients 
Recent Poll Shows Racism in Healthcare is Impacting Care for Black Patients 

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Racial inequities in healthcare, especially for serious illness, have been well documented. Often reasons such as mistrust, health literacy, and even spirituality and religion have been used to explain these differences.  […]
A Comprehensive Exploration of Medical Inflation: Delving Deeper into the Economic Indicator
A Comprehensive Exploration of Medical Inflation: Delving Deeper into the Economic Indicator

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) - When considering the health and vitality of the U.S. healthcare system, few aspects command as much importance as the fluctuating dynamics of medical inflation. This economic force exerts a considerable influence […]
OIG Audit Finds $5.4 Million in Overpayments Due to Diagnosis Errors
OIG Audit Finds $5.4 Million in Overpayments Due to Diagnosis Errors

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare diagnosis codes in the U.S. are known as ICD-10. In 2015, diagnosis codes transitioned from ICD-9 to ICD-10, adding additional information built within the codes themselves. The change represented going […]
23 States Removing Mental Health Questions From Provider Licensing Applications
23 States Removing Mental Health Questions From Provider Licensing Applications

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare workers have been experiencing a high level of burnout. While the pandemic certainly exacerbated stress levels in healthcare, there are multiple factors that have been contributors for years, such as […]
Recent Study Suggests Discrepancies in FDA Approval Of AI/ML Enabled Medical Devices
Recent Study Suggests Discrepancies in FDA Approval Of AI/ML Enabled Medical Devices

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Natural Language Processing (NLP) is one technique that has been used to make sense of unstructured medical information so that it can be utilized in electronic health records, and in artificial […]
Report Projects Increased Healthcare Costs Again Next Year
Report Projects Increased Healthcare Costs Again Next Year

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare costs are projected to increase significantly again next year, according to the latest report from PwC Health Research Institute. Each year, the Health Research Institute (HRI), a healthcare division of […]