How to increase point-of-service collections
Processes to improve out-of-pocket estimates and request upfront payments significantly increased point-of-service collections.
Boosting Accountability Helps ProMedica Save $108 Million in 2018
Each year, leaders at ProMedica set a 3 percent cost-reduction goal, which they believe is achievable and still has a significant impact on the bottom line.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Ask the Experts: MRI Billing
Are there opportunities to bill for a freestanding MRI/CT center using a UB04 instead of 1500?