Revenue Cycle Management
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.
Med Data Inc., a provider of medical billing services has acquired revenue cycle management and personalized patient communications company MedDirect, Inc.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that a new Affordable Care Act rule requiring electronic funds transfers will reduce administrative costs for doctors and hospitals, private health plans, states and other government health plans by $4.5 billion over the next 10 years.
Healthcare real estate will continue to be a strong investment category in 2012 concludes an analysis by Jones Lang LaSalle, a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate.