Patient Financial Communications

Transparency push will continue, won’t increase prices, Verma tells HFMA audience

CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the Trump administration will continue with price transparency initiatives, and she believes they will not increase healthcare prices.

Rich Daly January 22, 2021

Why healthcare organizations should adopt a transformational mindset coming out of COVID-19

As the healthcare industry starts to look beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders should consider how they can go beyond recovery to transform their operations.

Nick Hut January 22, 2021

COVID-19: How healthcare leaders help their organizations be more consumer-oriented coming out of the crisis

In the wake of COVID-19, healthcare leaders should go beyond reconstruction to consider ways to permanently improve the patient experience.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA January 22, 2021

3 keys for hospitals seeking to establish a work-from-home setup for patient financial services

During a six-year process to move its Patient Financial Services department to a full-time work-from-home setup, Spectrum Health learned key lessons and best practices.

Nick Hut January 22, 2021

Professional Credit: Engaging Patients in Their Financial Journeys

In this article, Professional Credit discusses how it helps healthcare organizations effectively and positively engage patients throughout their healthcare financial journeys.

HFMA January 14, 2021

New legislation seeks to take unwelcome surprises out of patient billing

A new law called The No Surprises Act is designed to prevent healthcare consumers from getting stuck with potentially large bills after receiving out-of-network care.

Nick Hut January 11, 2021

Appeals court rejects hospitals’ objections to new price transparency policy

An appeals court panel rejected hospitals’ effort to halt the Jan. 1 requirement for hospitals to begin posting the rates they negotiate with health plans.

Rich Daly December 30, 2020

CMS plans aggressive price transparency enforcement while hospitals urge a halt to the new rules

CMS plans aggressive enforcement of the looming hospital price transparency requirements, as hospitals urge judicial and Biden administration interventions.

Rich Daly December 23, 2020

Congress passes funding compromise with only $3 billion in provider aid

A final federal spending and coronavirus relief package includes big wins and losses for hospital finances.

Rich Daly December 22, 2020

3 tactics for unlocking value in healthcare operations

Three organizations share their approaches and results from case studies they presented at the HFMA Digital Annual Conference around solutions driving improved operational and revenue cycle performance in healthcare.

HFMA December 18, 2020
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