Ask the Experts: Charity Care and Free Services
Is a free service provided on the basis of presumptive eligibility allowable for charity on the S-10 worksheet?
Ask the Experts: Reagent Agreements
How do you record reagent agreements for which the vendor locks in the price on various reagents if the hospital commits to a minimum purchase quantity each year?
Ask the Experts: Late Charge Reports
What is the general consensus on lab charges that are consistently late because of the need for specimen growth?
Ask the Experts: Lesser-Than Provisions
What specific pitfalls should we look for in terms of lesser-than provisions?
Ask the Experts: Bundled Payment Start Date and Allocation
What parameters have other hospitals used to set a start date for moving to a bundled payment versus fee-for-service?
Ask the Experts: Defined Contribution Plan Policies
I am looking for a sample policy on current defined contribution plans based on ERISA and Department of Labor requirements.
Ask the Experts: Analyzing Bad Debt
What are best practices related to aging accounts receivable buckets and determination of reserve rate-based time frames?
Ask the Experts: Presumptive Eligibility
Is a free service provided on the basis of presumptive eligibility allowable for charity on Medicare’s cost report worksheet S-10?
Ask the Experts: Denials Management Statistics
What metrics do CFOs consider important to support decision-making with respect to their denials management programs and health plan contracting?
Ask the Experts: Physician Practice System Implementation
Is there a template for a new physician practice management system implementation plan geared towards denial management and collection modules?