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Leveraging artificial intelligence to advance organizational strategy
When bringing artificial intelligence into their business models, health systems have the opportunity to improve revenue cycle management by maximizing efficiencies. With the potential to improve workflow and consolidate resources, automation and machine learning require organizations to examine their infrastructure, from staffing to datasets. Investing in automated processes to reduce variation and empower staff to…
Orlando Health hires Leslie Flake as CFO
Leslie Flake, James Siegel and Brett Tande have new CFO positions. Denise Tobin joins Cascade365, and Dan Moncher retires after 24 years at Firelands Health.
No Surprises Act
As a result of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, several No Surprise Billing Act regulations will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022 for providers, facilities and air ambulance services. These requirements include prohibitions on balance billing for certain items and services, consumer notification and consent requirements for insured patients, cost sharing rules and disclosures, and uninsured/self-pay good faith estimate requirements for scheduled or shoppable items and services.
How to Structure Data Governance in Healthcare; Data Governance in Healthcare, Part 1
This three-part blog series will explore what makes an organization high-performing in its use of data and analytics. Data governance in healthcare requires three components, starting with effective internal data governance structures that encourage executive buy-in and sponsorship, collecting the right data, and measuring the return on data and analytics investment.
Measuring What Matters; Data Governance in Healthcare, Part 2
This three-part blog series will explore what makes an organization high-performing in its use of data and analytics. Data governance in healthcare requires three components, starting with effective internal data governance structures that encourage executive buy-in and sponsorship, collecting the right data, and measuring the return on data and analytics investment.
Realizing ROI on Data Governance and Analytics in Healthcare; Data Governance in Healthcare, Part 3
This three-part blog series will explore what makes an organization high-performing in its use of data and analytics. Data governance in healthcare requires three components, starting with effective internal data governance structures that encourage executive buy-in and sponsorship, collecting the right data, and measuring the return on data and analytics investment.
CMS Principal Deputy Administrator Jonathan Blum discusses price transparency, surprise billing and the future of value-based payment
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer interviews Jonathan Blum, principal deputy administrator and COO at CMS. In this interview, Blum discusses how CMS plans to phase out the public health emergency, how price transparency and surprise billing legislation are being received by provider organizations, and the effect the pandemic will have on CMS's value-based care strategy.
Revenue Cycle Insights: May 2022
No Surprises Act implementation continues. Though arbitration cases are expected to be addressed in a slow fashion at first, there may be some related regulatory changes that favor providers, Nick Hut reports.
hfm: May 2022
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Finding solutions to better manage payment process workflows
In this roundtable, revenue cycle leaders share their challenges, how they have enhanced payment processes through automation, and how they have identified opportunities for improvement.