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02/08/2022

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12/30/2021

New Medicaid Option Promotes Enhanced Mental Health, Substance Use Crisis Care. The new Medicaid option requires that crisis response teams include one qualified behavioral health care professional who is able to provide an assessment within scope of practice requirements under state law.

CMS is working with states to promote access to Medicaid services for people with mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) crises.

12/29/2021

HHS Announces Availability of Nearly $48 Million to Increase the Public Health Workforce in Rural and Tribal Communities.

$48 million in ARP funding to expand public health capacity in rural and tribal communities through health care job development, training, and placement.

12/17/2021

Eighty-five percent of healthcare leaders already have an AI strategy and 48% have implemented it, continuing the upward trend from last year's results, in which 83% had an AI strategy and 44% had implemented it, according to the Fourth Annual Optum Survey on Artificial Intelligence in Health Care.

The industry remains steadfast in its goal of implementing AI, according to Optum's annual survey.

12/15/2021

Don’t Pay Fines and Fees for Mishandling Enrollment Paperwork.
We reduce risk due to enrollment errors and poor credentialing by about 90%, providing peace of mind, security, and financial safety.

Think twice before making your medical staff office responsible for payer enrollment. Learn how Encompass protects your practice and your team!

12/14/2021

The rule, which goes into effect in January, gives insurers incentive to exclude higher-cost specialized services from their networks, lawsuit says.

The rule, which goes into effect in January, gives insurers incentive to exclude higher-cost specialized services from their networks, lawsuit says. 

12/13/2021

Here is what to expect working with Encompass for Expense Management:
- Zero Net Costs
- No Vendor Changes
- Minimum of $25,000 cost reduction - Guaranteed!
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12/09/2021

Medicare payment cuts that would have affected reimbursement to hospitals and physicians have again been averted by a last-minute deal in the House.

The AMA and others had urged Congress to act to avoid cuts of 9.7% from taking effect Jan. 1.

11/30/2021

Is Your Practice Losing Money Due to Unnecessary Write-Offs? Encompass can help!

There are a lot of unnecessary write-offs that can be avoided with better Revenue Cycle Management practices. Learn how Encompass can help.

11/23/2021

Credentialing & Payer Enrollment Services to save your practice time and money.

Think twice before making your medical staff office responsible for payer enrollment. Learn how Encompass protects your practice and your team!

11/16/2021

Tips for Reducing Cost at an Ambulatory Surgery Center - Pareto’s principle: Apply the 80/20 rule to both your vendors and items purchased through each vendor. 80% of your cost reduction comes from the top 20% of your spend.

Learn how to identify the starting point for cost reduction and the seven squestions you must answer when it comes to reducing your costs.

11/10/2021

Senate bill would make telehealth reimbursement permanent for certain services. Covered services include those provided by physical therapists, audiologists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists.

Covered services include those provided by physical therapists, audiologists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists.

11/09/2021

COVID-19 revealed our national weaknesses in healthcare – an interconnected reliance on the supply chain, for one. It also showed our individual strengths and resilience. With regulations lifted, providers learned just how quickly they could adapt during surges and treat non-COVID-19 patients virtually. Health equity awareness, staffing burnout and shortages, and mental and behavioral healthcare became issues as never before.

COVID-19's long shadow is shaping a more equitable and innovative future.

11/09/2021

CRASH Annual Conference -The CRASH conference, located at the Vail Marriott at Lionshead Village, is family-friendly and enables attendees to obtain the most CME while still enjoying a plethora of outdoor activities within walking distance to the Gondola Ski Lift, very competitive room rates, and group rates on lift tickets.

University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Anesthesiology Conference & Courses CRASH