Magnifying Glass

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.  […]
Physicians Urge Congress to Stop Proposed Pay Cuts For 2024
Physicians Urge Congress to Stop Proposed Pay Cuts For 2024

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier last week, CMS announced a proposed 3.34 percent decrease in the 2024 Conversion Factor that is used to calculate physician payments. According to a history from the American Medical Association […]
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 […]
New Study Suggests HIIT May Improve Surgery Outcomes
New Study Suggests HIIT May Improve Surgery Outcomes

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Multiple studies have clearly shown the benefits of exercise. According to the CDC, Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) represents the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to the muscles […]