Reimbursement
Between 1990 and 2016, inpatient admissions globally increased by more than two-thirds, while outpatient visits increased by more than half.
If hospitals aren't optimizing their revenue cycle, they could potentially be leaving millions of dollars on the table.
Forthcoming policies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will open up the home as a covered site of care in which hospitals can earn payment for delivered services.
Contract extension avoids out-of-network surprise bills for UnitedHealthcare beneficiaries using emergency room services staffed by Envision physicians.
Millions of consumers receiving surprise medical bills blame their insurer or provider.
Final rule allows insurers to get funds and sustain premiums for a more stable ACA market.
Sixty-three percent of providers already accept web portal payments and over a quarter now offer text-based payment options.
The hospitals that rely on Medicare payments may have to cut services due to the $380 million payment reduction, the lawsuit says.
Smaller and rural hospitals outpace urban providers in performance measures -- except for clinical care.
Thirty-day hospital readmission risk has become an important measure of the quality of hospital care, and is closely tied to reimbursement.