Archive for January, 2023

The following article was featured in Electronic Health Reporter: Virtual visits help providers increase productivity by adding revenue and reducing travel to different clinical settings. However, despite these obvious advantages, 2019 saw an abysmally low utilization rate of less than 10%. Things have monumentally changed. As a local physician characterized telehealth today, convenience is the […]

“Easing the Pain of Prior Authorization: Operational Advice for Healthcare Providers” was held at HIMSS on Tuesday, March 10. With prior authorization remaining one of the great healthcare information technology policy challenges facing our industry, the process of obtaining prior approval for services creates a significant burden for providers and often leads to unnecessary delays in […]

“The Pursuit of Healthcare Automation” Virtual Roundtable was held March 4. According to the 2019 CAQH Index report, the healthcare industry has generally continued the slow,  steady adoption of electronic transactions to drive continued automation and efficiencies.  There are, however, some aspects of healthcare that seem to be progressing more quickly, and in some cases […]

Virtual Provider Payments: The Good The Bad, The Opportunity to be held on November 13. If you’re like many payers, you’ve begun transitioning providers from paper checks to electronic payments, and perhaps with great success. Typically, that progress stalls around the 60% conversion point. How can you push past it? Visit Health Payer Intelligence for […]

January 7-13 on the Physician Innovation Network’s new EHR Connect hub, Jay joined other esteemed industry experts as they explored how collaboration is the key to improved experiences with EHRs. Visit the AMA for more information.

The Chair’s Award is presented at the discretion of WEDI’s Chair to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to the advancement of specific WEDI initiatives. The 2018 recipients of this award are Jay Eisenstock, WEDI chair-elect and Gail Kocher, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. “The WEDI Board of Directors is privileged with […]

Jay Eisenstock named to the board as Chair Elect. Charles W. Stellar, president and CEO of WEDI shared his perspective on the board: “The WEDI Board of Directors represents a diverse cross-section of the industry including payers, providers, government regulators and industry vendors. This group of executives will strategically drive the organization’s endeavors to promote […]

During the Credit Suisse Health Insurance Symposium, Jay Eisenstock, principal at JE Consulting served as a presenter at the Telehealth Market Update panel, alongside Christa Natoli, experienced telehealth executive, and Pramod Gaur, telehealth subject matter expert and adjunct professor, Pace University. The panel was moderated by AJ Rice and Jailendra Singh, both of Credit Suisse. […]

Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) needs are quickly becoming a top issue for healthcare organizations, especially as the push for nationwide interoperability continues to grow. Improving CDI will have long-lasting effects on the industry, impacting both providers and patients. Clinical documentation in all forms and formats is a problem and challenge for providers, health plans, and other […]