Sneak Peek: The new HFMA Voices in Healthcare Finance podcast
Voices in Healthcare Finance will debut a new format on September 5. In this sneak peek, Erika Grotto interviews Sandra Wolfskill, one of HFMA's directors of healthcare finance policy, for the first installment of a six-part series about patient communication and the revenue cycle. Sound editing by Julian Suga and Bryan Kuhn.
A Lannister always pays his medical debts (when offered a reasonable payment plan)
Pattie Kloehn of Healthwide Solutions and Bruce Haupt of ClearBalance describe trends in patient payment plans and detail how UConn Health achieved a 230% ROI on its own patient payment program. Also, five fast facts about revenue integrity.
3 key enablers to implementing a successful clinical revenue cycle operating model
Hospitals and health systems should develop an operating model to address a new revenue cycle concept, called the clinical revenue cycle.
EHR-RCM replacement and retirement economics: Driving ROI through data archiving
When a hospital or health system upgrades or replaces a legacy electronic health record, an important consideration is how best to manage outstanding accounts receivable in the legacy system.
Utilization Review: 5 Reasons Hospitals Lose Revenue
Hospitals can gain significant revenue by implementing an effective utilization review program.
How to increase point-of-service collections
Processes to improve out-of-pocket estimates and request upfront payments significantly increased point-of-service collections.
2 tech tips for efficiently contacting patients
A predictive dialer allows staff to spend their time talking to patients who are available for a conversation rather than trying to reach patients who are not.
3 key enablers to implementing a successful clinical revenue cycle operating model
Hospitals and health systems should develop an operating model to address a new revenue cycle concept, called the clinical revenue cycle.
Revenue integrity: an evolving function for hospitals and health systems
Hospitals and health systems require a revenue integrity function to best manage revenue cycle processes in today’s healthcare environment.
High-impact clinical revenue cycle key performance indicators
There are 11 key performance indicators health systems should track to assess the performance of a clinical revenue cycle