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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015

A Survey of Texas HIV, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis Providers' Billing and Reimbursement Capabilities.

Matthew B Flynn, Robin Atwood, Jennifer B Greenberg, Tara Ray, Karol Kaye Harris

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Article in American journal of public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew B FlynnMatthew B. Flynn is with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern University. Robin Atwood, Jennifer B. Greenberg, Tara Ray, and Karol Kaye Harris are with the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin.
Robin AtwoodMatthew B. Flynn is with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern University. Robin Atwood, Jennifer B. Greenberg, Tara Ray, and Karol Kaye Harris are with the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin.
Jennifer B GreenbergMatthew B. Flynn is with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern University. Robin Atwood, Jennifer B. Greenberg, Tara Ray, and Karol Kaye Harris are with the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin.
Tara RayMatthew B. Flynn is with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern University. Robin Atwood, Jennifer B. Greenberg, Tara Ray, and Karol Kaye Harris are with the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin.
Karol Kaye HarrisMatthew B. Flynn is with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern University. Robin Atwood, Jennifer B. Greenberg, Tara Ray, and Karol Kaye Harris are with the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin.
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Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Affordable Care Act presents financial challenges and opportunities for publicly funded service providers. We assessed billing practices and anticipated barriers to third-party billing among organizations in Texas that provide publicly funded HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and viral hepatitis services. One third to one half of the organizations did not bill for medical services. The most common barrier to third-party billing was lack of staff knowledge about billing and coding. Future research must evaluate options for organizations and communities to maintain access to infectious disease services for vulnerable populations.

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Clinical CodingCommunity Health CentersFinancing, PersonalHepatitis, Viral, HumanHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthInsurance, Health, ReimbursementMedical AssistanceOutpatient Clinics, HospitalPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPilot ProjectsPublic Health AdministrationSafety-net ProvidersSexually Transmitted DiseasesTexas

Identifiers

PMID26447911
PMCPMC4627529
OpenAlexW1930140202

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