Healthcare industry
UVA Health helping healthcare workers who experience workplace violence
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – A new federal study says that healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than in any other industry, and that most instances go unreported. UVA Health is trying to make sure that its staff stays safe. “One thing that we’re trying to do as part of our …
From vacuum cleaners to ventilators – can Dyson make the leap? | Technology
Since the engineering firm Dyson unveiled a prototype ventilator that it said could help arm the NHS for a surge in Covid-19 patients, there has been scepticism about its role. The billionaire entrepreneur Sir James Dyson is better known for his bagless vacuum cleaners, his backing for Brexit and more recently an attempt to build …
Is health care’s payment problem about trust or technology?
Even though health care payment providers have more digital payment options than ever, there still is a tough hurdle to overcome: Patients don’t always trust the medical provider or insurance company to provide accurate bills. That mistrust leads to delayed or skipped payments. This turns a transaction into a customer service issue — one that …
Technology transforms how healthcare industry handles medical billing
How does something like an x-ray become the bill that comes in the mail? It’s the product of medical billing, a decades-old process that technology has recently transformed. It starts when someone gets hurt or sick and goes to the clinic or hospital. They fill out paperwork and see the doctor. Once the visit is …
Private health insurers say cost of medical devices putting pressure on premiums | Australia news
At a presentation to the Actuaries Institute conference in Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon, the Private Healthcare Australia chairman, John Hill, will say insurers find it challenging not to pass on the rising costs of medical devices through premium increases. In December, the health minister, Greg Hunt, boasted that the government’s reforms to make private health …
A bigger cash handout is not the answer for private health insurance woes | Stephen Duckett | Opinion
In a letter to the health insurance industry in June, the industry regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, bluntly told the industry to stop looking to government to fix its problems, decrying the industry’s “complacent approach” and advising it to put its own house in order. Last week’s call by Private Healthcare Australia, the private …
Australia’s biggest private health insurers illegally rejected thousands of claims | Australia news
The nation’s biggest health insurers illegally rejected the claims of thousands of sick or injured Australians over seven years, leaked documents show. A government whistleblower who investigated their conduct has also revealed how his efforts were frustrated by years of inaction, failures to fully alert the public, intervention from his superiors, and suspicions that the …
