Prioritizing the Patient Financial Conversation
Matthew J. Hawkins describes key opportunities to educate patients on their financial obligations.
Technology and a Strong Patient Focus Help Providers Excel in Revenue Cycle Performance
Winners of HFMA’s MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle offer lessons learned for revenue cycle excellence.
4 Steps for Success in a Changing Payment Landscape
The experiences of oncology practices participating in CMMI’s Oncology Care Model offer insight on how physician practices can best adapt their revenue cycle for value-based payment models.
Preparing for Rising Patient Financial Responsibility
Average patient out-of-pocket healthcare costs increased 11 percent in 2017. Learn the strategies revenue cycle leaders can implement to address this growing concern.
Payer access to EHR data improves cash flow
Sharp Healthcare gives some payers limited access to their members’ EHR data, which reduces the time-consuming cycle of level-of-care authorization denials, appeals, and ultimate approvals.
Billing Processes Need Overhaul as Patient Payments Increase
The challenge of increasing patient financial responsibility is compounded by consumers’ confusion with billing documents.
Closing Patient Communication Gaps
While some patients struggle to pay their healthcare bills, it’s also true that plenty of bad debt is the result of disconnects in the billing process and confusion over what patients owe.
Reinventing Medical Payments: The Urgency for Digital Transformation to Prioritize Patients
The rising cost of health care has made the need for convenience in patient payments necessary for both patients and providers.
Larger Patient Payments Call for Provider Involvement
Patient financial responsibility increased by 11 percent between the final months of 2016 and 2017.
A Snapshot of Patients Who Use Healthcare Financing: 11 Things to Know
Samaritan Health’s patient financing program has evolved from term loans with interest rates to two options: a credit line at no interest for 24 months and a credit line at 6 percent APR up to 60 months for those who need longer terms.