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Chargemaster Management
How Chargemaster Maintenance Can Contribute to Price Transparency
By Lisa A. Eramo
CMS has proposed requiring hospitals to publish their standard charges online. Once this data becomes public, finance departments must be able to explain it to consumers.
Credit Bureau Reporting
New Best Practices for Reporting Bad Debt
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By Don Wright
Credit reporting is becoming less effective as a result of new regulations and evolving hospital bad debt programs.
Coding
Offshore Coding Costs More in the Long Run
By Bill Wagner and Sarah Humbert
Eight practical strategies can move current staff into new coding roles.
Patient Financial Communications
Closing Patient Communication Gaps
By Matt Hawkins
While some patients struggle to pay their healthcare bills, it’s also true that plenty of bad debt is the result of disconnects in the billing process and confusion over what patients owe.
Figure at a Glance
Billing Processes Need Overhaul as Patient Payments Increase
The challenge of increasing patient financial responsibility is compounded by consumers’ confusion with billing documents.
