Laura Ramos Hegwer
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Laura Ramos Hegwer
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How to Be a Good Payer Partner
Health plans seek provider partners who are organized for population health, and CFOs can provide the leadership to guide such infrastructure investments.
Prioritizing Accounts Helps Sanford Health Lift Patient Payments by $2.1M
Scoring and segmenting patients according to their propensity to pay, combined with using an automated dialer, can significantly improve the productivity of patient account teams.
Baylor Scott & White Revamps Patient Payment Processes, Saves $1.5M in Agency Fees
A Dallas-based health system increased POS collection by incorporating more up-front discussions on patients’ out-of-pocket costs and offering more payment options.
Targeted Care Integration Can Help Drive Success Under Risk Contracts
Providers can avoid many of the missed opportunities associated with risk contracts by carefully reviewing the targeted patient population, narrowing the number of performance metrics, and selecting the right clinicians to participate.
A Physician’s Guide to Financial Management Basics
Being able to analyze an income statement can help physician leaders identify what actions to take when variances occur. Similarly, knowing how to make a business case can help physician leaders secure staff or equipment they may need for a particular initiative.
A Physician’s Guide to Financial Management Basics
Being able to analyze an income statement can help physician leaders identify what actions to take when variances occur. Similarly, knowing how to make a business case can help physician leaders secure staff or equipment they may need for a particular initiative.
Setting Competitive Prices with the Consumer in Mind
Finance leaders face a difficult balancing act when setting prices, particularly for new services.
Bridging the Divide in Device Development
An on-site incubator’s pilot training program helps medical device entrepreneurs and government regulators better understand each other.
Award-Winning Healthcare Providers Offer Insights for Improved Revenue Cycle Performance
The 17 winners of HFMA’s 2017 MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle offer tips on revenue cycle excellence that can benefit other providers.
Critical Access Hospital Makes Transparency a Priority
Henry County Health Center has simplified patient billing and added a patient estimator tool to enhance the patient experience and improve collections.