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The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has welcomed the government's defeat in the House of Lords on the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill. It believes that the proposed Bill, if enacted, would allow the government to dictate minimum levels of service during times of industrial action, enabling employers to name specific employees that they require in work. Those employees could then face losing their jobs if they failed to turn up to work on that day. Trade unions could also be fined if they did not force those named individuals to go to work. PDA director, Paul Day said, "This Bill should be of real concern to pharmacists and other health professionals. The idea of their employer being able to effectively conscript them to work or face the sack does not feel like a positive employment relations environment." The House of Lords has voted for key amendments to the Bill to prevent unions from being required to force workers to comply. This also prevents workers from being forced to work or face the sack and allows for greater consultation and Parliamentary scrutiny on the proposals which the Westminster government is trying to implement. The House of Commons will now be required to vote on the amendments over the next few weeks. Whilst the House of Lords amendments are likely to be defeated, it shows the degree of opposition there is to this Bill.

In his address to both Houses of Parliament today (17 July), King Charles III highlighted the new government's commitment to enhancing the National Health Service (NHS), reducing waiting times, focussing on preventive care, and improving mental health services. Marking the first State Opening of Parliament under the Labour government, the King unveiled a raft of bills and draft bills, including the Mental Health Bill and the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. King Charles III said: "My government will improve the National Health Service as a service for all, providing care on the basis of need regardless of the ability to pay. "It will seek to reduce the waiting times, focus on prevention and improve mental health provision for young people." Furthermore, the King stated that mental health would be given the same attention and focus as physical health. He announced the introduction of the Mental Health Bill, which aims to modernise the Mental Health Act to better meet contemporary needs.

Medical billing audits are a way to look for potential errors in a billing and coding process for a streamlined workflow & high reimbursement rate. Learn why such audits are important for any medical practice.

Medical billing audits are a way to look for potential errors in a billing and coding process for a streamlined workflow & high reimbursement rate. Learn why such audits are important for any medical practice.

The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has expressed disappointment at the omission, once again, of the promised Employment Rights Bill omitted from the Queen's Speech earlier this week. The Bill is pledged to strengthen day one employment rights and increase the productivity of businesses. It set out plans which would protect and enhance workers' rights and aim to make the UK the best place in the world to work at. This included plans to introduce the right to request flexible working for around 2.2 million people in Great Britain - regardless of time served in a bid to modernise the way employees work. The PDA said: "The Employment Rights Bill would have presented an opportunity to improve the ability for workers to obtain redress in the event of poor treatment or discrimination through the development of a single labour market enforcement body. "Poor employment practices, such as insecure work through long-term zero-hours contracts, unilaterally changing workers' terms and conditions by terminating their contracts and re-hiring them on new terms and conditions (also known as fire and rehire), and the sacking of workers without notice, as recently demonstrated by P & O Ferries, could have been outlawed under new legislation."

Technology has changed everything, and its impact on medical billing services is not a mystery anymore. Automated tools to code, bill, and even follow-up services are capable of reducing billing errors to improve financial performance.

Technology has changed everything, and its impact on medical billing services is not a mystery anymore. Automated tools to code, bill, and even follow-up.

A new bill was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday (20 March) to prohibit the sale of tobacco to children under the age of 15, delivering on the Prime Minister's commitment to create a smokefree generation. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to protect future generations from the harmful impacts of smoking, thereby saving thousands of lives and billions of pounds for the NHS. The bill will also introduce new powers to restrict vape flavours and packaging deliberately targeted towards children, as well as allow the government to change how they are displayed in shops, moving them out of sight of children and away from products that appeal to them, like sweets. Additionally, enforcement officers' powers will be strengthened with 'on the spot fines' of £100 to ensure compliance with the new laws. This complements the existing maximum fine of £2,500 that local authorities can already impose. It will also become illegal to provide free samples of vapes to children under the age of 18.

The decision of whether or not to outsource a medical billing service for your medical facility is a very complicated one. Medical billing requires a lot of expertise and a very specialized set of skills. A medical billing service consists of all those specialties that are required to perform specific billing tasks.

Medical billing is a complicated issue. There is a great deal that goes on in the back end to make it successful. Medical billing services help medical facilities to make billing a success. Watchful and tedious tasks are required and then executed by specialists in the field. So, if you possess or run a small practice and are thinking about in-house medical billing for it, then read further to understand the different variables.

Being one of the best medical billing companies in the USA, P3Care aims to educate its clients with the latest billing news; for instance, the billing guidelines for the coronavirus. Read this article to know how you can bill for the coronavirus vaccines.

Here are ten steps of claims submission via medical billing services to speed up the medical billing and coding process. Take notes and improve your revenue cycle management.

Here are ten steps of claims submission via medical billing services to speed up the medical billing and coding process. Take notes and improve your revenue cycle management.

The billing side enhancements have the potential to increase transparency and quality in healthcare. The purpose is to improve the quality of care but also to elaborate on the financial experience for physicians. Here are some suggestions to enhance the medical billing performance.

The billing side enhancements have the potential to increase transparency and quality in healthcare. The purpose is to improve the quality of care but also to elaborate on the financial experience for physicians. Here are some suggestions to enhance the medical billing performance.

We have seen many protests against surprise medical bills, and the good news is that the federal law regarding this will take effect in January 2022. We can see patients becoming more powerful and the healthcare industry becoming more flexible and cost-efficient. Read more.

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has warned of multi-million financial hit for community pharmacies, while the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has renewed its calls for urgent financial support amid a looming energy bill crisis. NPA board member, Olivier Picard, this week shared a screenshot of his estimated electricity bill on WhatsApp groups. Upon expiration of his current arrangements, in October, his electricity bill could rise from its current £1,821 for one pharmacy to an estimated £6,914 - a near fourfold increase. Piccard said: "This is an eye-watering rise in costs for my own pharmacies and adds to the intense financial pressure we're already under. My standing charges will multiply by 10 and the overall cost to each pharmacy amounts to about £5,000." His comments come just ahead of an NPA-commissioned report into pharmacy inflation which will provide an analysis of inflationary costs pressing on the community pharmacy sector, from utilities and workforce to medicines purchasing.

Dental billing, as compared to other medical billing has complexities of a different nature. It is not an easy job to ask patients or insurance companies to pay up, and sometimes one feels the frustration of different dominating factors at times. I would like to mention a few basic guidelines that might help you reclaim the dental billing.

The decision of whether or not to outsource a medical billing service for your medical facility is a very complicated one. Medical billing requires a lot of expertise and a very specialized set of skills. A medical billing service consists of all those specialties that are required to perform specific billing tasks.

Do you think there is a big difference between the two of them? No, there isn't. Medical billing service companies hire both these individuals and make them part of their organization to carry out an efficient billing process. Both of them can read, interpret, and understand medical billing records (EHRs) and doctors' notes

COVID emergency relief funds restrict medical billing services from sending surprise bills to patients on behalf of clinicians. Does this mean surprise billing is about to end?

The UK government's proposal to introduce a tobacco and vapes bill received support from the public to create the first 'smokefree generation'. The historic law to ban the sale of tobacco products to children aged 14 and younger from legally being sold cigarettes in England. King Charles delivered his first speech as monarch at the state opening of Parliament on Tuesday, 7 November. The monarch announced the introduction of the "tobacco and vapes bill" in his speech, and it read: "My Government will introduce legislation to create a smoke-free generation by restricting the sale of tobacco so that children currently aged 14 or younger can never be sold cigarettes, and restricting the sale and marketing of e-cigarettes to children."

There is a long list of medical billing companies, but we will keep it short by focusing on their reasons for success in the medical billing industry. What makes a company stand out from the rest? This question needs to be answered categorically with real examples to prove their worth and reliability.

Once a provider chooses to outsource their medical billing services, there are two ways to pay for these services. The provider can either opt for a flat fee or a percentage based fee. Before we progress further, you must know that an overwhelming majority of the medical billing services charge on a percentage basis.