Revenue Cycle Management
A pilot program being conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs is testing whether using a private contractor to collect healthcare records from private physicians can speed the processing of veterans' disability compensation claims.
TeleTracking announced that Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC), a 530-bed hospital in Savannah, Ga., is managing assets more effectively and at a lower cost since deploying TeleTracking’s RadarFind sensor-network based real-time location system (RTLS).
HealthPort officials say they're scaling back their business to focus solely on what they do best - ROI solutions.
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the credit rating on more than $200 million in revenue bonds issued on behalf of the Nebraska Methodist Health System, a three-hospital system based in Omaha, Neb.
After three years of using Craneware's Chargemaster Toolkit at its five teaching hospitals, Continuum Health Partners will add new tools designed to improve revenue integrity.
Hamilton Todd is a section manager with Mayo Clinic based out of its Jacksonville, Fla. location. Since retiring from the Navy in the early 1990s Todd has worked in revenue cycle management for Mayo serving all of its locations. In this month’s Q&A, Todd reflects on the state of medical banking in the industry as well as specific projects at Mayo Clinic.
Portico Systems, a Philadelphia-based developer of integrated provider management solutions, has announced the launch of its Master Data Management (MDM) solution.
VHA, Inc., is looking to help hospitals cut millions of dollars in wasted expenses from their high-cost cardiology, orthopedics and spine service line procedures through a new "Door-to-Discharge" program.
The 120 network hospitals and 30-plus physician groups participating in Blue Shield of California's claims transparency program continue to reap reduced claims cycle times and decreased denials, resulting in significant savings.
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan last week reported a combined total operating revenue of $11.1 billion for the third quarter of 2010, compared to $10.5 billion in the same period in 2009.