Revenue Cycle Management
"Cadillac tax" on high-priced plans is also contributing to the spending decline and accelerating the cost shift from employer to employee, PricewaterCooper report finds.
InstaMed shows healthcare providers must give consumers more online and mobile choices for paying their bills while protecting patient data.
Some health systems are trying to help patients avoid high-cost bills altogether, by working with insurers to craft value-based plans that offer low out-of-pocket costs.
The acquisition gives Constellation a foothold in New York, New Jersey and Florida.
Collect financial information upfront, fight insurance denials, and send a combined bill from hospital and physician among advice for hospital finance staff.
The agencies say they will establish a 180-day waiting period before medical debt is added to someone's credit report.
Whether it's the change from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursements, or the looming switchover to ICD-10 coding, revenue cycle managers have a lot to deal with.
Linking heath information management staff with doctors helped cut a Mississippi hospital's delinquency rate from 40 to 13 percent.
Don't downplay patient experience when making the choice, says Cone Health VP Mike Simms ahead of April's Revenue Cycle Summit.
The health system said in a statement that it was never able to turn a profit on the $30 million acquisition of South Hampton Hospital in 2012.