“In seconds, you have any report you want, you can drill down to any code. You can drill down to any doctor. You can drill down to any payer. You can go anywhere you want and get any report you want in seconds whereas with the old legacy system, sometimes I would wait days and sometimes weeks and when I did get a report, it was so big you couldn't find anything.”
Sandra Foreman
Practice Administrator, Cancer Care Specialists
Letter from Jonathan
Consumer directed health care (CDH) is one of the fastest growing trends in health care today. The industry is shifting from an insurance directed approach to treatment to a consumer directed approach to treatment – retail health care. Many people in the U.S. are opting to utilize health care spending accounts and other high deductible plans to customize the medical treatment they receive; I mean why not, we’re consumers in practically every other industry in the world, why not for health care? athenahealth understands that with this growing trend, providers must be equipped to adapt to these changes and ready to meet the needs of the growing retail segment. This month’s article “Consumer Directed Health Care: An Update for Providers” dives into the growing trend of CDH and how athenahealth is working remove some of the added burden placed on medical practices when catering to a retail health care market.
Consumer Directed Health Care: An Update for Providers
Consumer directed health care (CDH) is a fast-growing trend. But is it creating more hassles for providers (and fewer positive health outcomes) than expected? Click here to learn more.
Rule of the Month: Modifiers
This month we discuss how athenahealth’s Rules Engine alerts clients to potential modifiers and invalid modifiers. Read on.
Ann & Natalie’s Compliance Corner
Ann and Natalie’s Compliance Corner reports on recent updates to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (“OIG”) Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol. Sound interesting? Click here to read on.
athenista Spotlight: Meet Natalie Bard
This month’s athenista Spotlight is Natalie Bard. Natalie has been with athenahealth since December 2004 and is currently a Senior Manager Operations in the Professional Services Department. Click here to find out more.
Best wishes,
Johnathan Bush