Revenue Cycle Management
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.
The Consult bought Scroggins Information Services for an undisclosed price.
Brad Sinclair has been named chief financial officer for the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s University Hospitals and Health System in Jackson, Mississippi.
The Consult Inc. this week said it will buy Physician Management Information Services for an undisclosed price.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare has named Lori Ritchey-Baldwin chief financial officer after serving as vice president of finance for the past two years
More than a century ago, Alabama enshrined a basic protection in the state's constitution shielding its poorest citizens from being forced to pay debts they couldn't afford. But a public hospital in the mostly rural southeast corner of the state has found a way around the law.
Revenue cycle management faces serious challenges, the third quarter report from research firm Black Book suggests, placing CFOs in the tough spot of trying to manage the costs of implementation with the need for more comprehensive systems.
Revenue cycle upgrades at U.S. hospitals have been pushed aside, in favor of preparation for the October 2015 ICD-10 transition and the chase for incentives tied to electronic health records, according to a Black Book survey of chief financial officers.
Despite the marketing buzz carried by terms like "population health" and "integration," experts say this kind of regionalization works best with partnerships between providers and commercial payers.