Billing and Collections

Don’t stop with primary collections: the value of a secondary bad debt placement strategy

The natural churn of primary collections is where so much revenue can get missed. It is within this dynamic that the value of secondary placements lies.

James Logsdon May 15, 2019

HFMA’s Annual Conference features revenue cycle sessions

In addition to addressing revenue cycle challenges and solutions, the conference offers customized cohort sessions and keynote speakers focused on innovation.

HFMA May 14, 2019

Ask the Experts: Timely filing measurement

KPIs will move away from balance sheets, ledgers, and numbers to data that’s being collected and managed in EHRs.

HFMA May 14, 2019

Increasing Patient Financial Engagement with a Revenue Cycle Management Overhaul

Atrium Health saw a 52 percent increase in new patient-payment-plan accounts and flexible patient payment plan opt-ins after it reevaluated its entire financial strategy and restructured its financial flow, all in the middle of its RCM system installation.  

Steve Burr March 5, 2019

Efforts to Address Surprise Medical Billing Could Yield a Bipartisan Solution

The current political climate could pose a barrier to a solution for Congress solving surprise medical bills from providers outside of patients’ networks through legislation.

Gail R Wilensky, PhD February 26, 2019

Ask the Experts: Behavioral Health Billing

We want to offer an intensive outpatient program (IOP) that provides group psychotherapy to patients who require a higher intensity of treatment than our outpatient setting provides. We need a thorough understanding of the billing process for the state of

HFMA February 20, 2019

Azar Pledges ‘Ending’ Surprise Medical Bills

Feb. 4—The lead federal healthcare official pledged Monday to stop surprise medical bills—one of the few healthcare issues garnering bipartisan support in Congress.

Rich Daly February 5, 2019

Ask the Experts: MRI Billing

Are there opportunities to bill for a freestanding MRI/CT center using a UB04 instead of 1500?

HFMA January 17, 2019

9 Tips from HFMA’s Consumer Guide

Healthcare providers can use a recently released consumer guide to help patients avoid surprise bills. 

HFMA January 9, 2019

Why don’t more patients use transparency tools?

A critical factor in shifting consumer behavior is creating more compelling incentives, says Sally Rodriguez of the Health Care Cost Institute.

Laura Ramos Hegwer January 9, 2019
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