Revenue Cycle Management
Since joining the Premier healthcare alliance last year, Edward Hospital & Health Services has saved $3.5 million while improving clinical quality and patient safety.
Based on existing overall cost estimates for ICD-10 from multiple sources, officials estimate a year-long delay of ICD-10 could cost the industry anywhere from $475 million to more than $4 billion.
Fifty-seven percent of private health plan payers are hesitant to accelerate the adoption of bundled payment without positive provider feedback, according to a recent poll from healthcare IT and research firm Gantry Group, LLC.
Government Health IT Editor Tom Sullivan speaks to Wendy Whittington, MD, who is CMO of Anthelio Healthcare Solutions about the possibility of an ICD-10 delay.
Revenue and payment cycle specialist Recondo Technology announced last week it had acquired revenue cycle competitor Lakewood, Fla.-based Trilogi, Inc., in a move that broadens Recondo's customer base.
As healthcare reform pushes the industry toward accountable care organization models and payment reform, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is hoping to offer its members a tool that will allow them to bring in revenue and improve the health of their patients.
As reimbursement rates have declined and more employers are offering their employees high-deductible health plans, doctors’ offices are more dependent on often less reliable payment directly from patients. In 2012, strategies for handling billing those patients will be a focus of doctors’ offices experts say.
Industry experts offer insights into how an electronic health record system can generate revenue and improve cash flow.
Healthcare providers are interested in automating their workflow, but only if there is a demonstrated return on investment, according to a recent study from consulting firm IVANS.
Recently, the Huron Consulting Group released its report, "Leading Through Transformation: Top Healthcare CEO's Perspectives on the Future of Healthcare." The report included insights from the Huron Healthcare CEO Forum and took a hard look at some of the top industry issues that will be plaguing CEOs in the year to come.