Richard Pizzi

Front-end collections are increasingly important, as inpatient volumes have dropped since the recession, losing ground to outpatient procedures.

Hospitals see the proverbial writing on the wall, and are preparing for the industry transition to value-based purchasing. But under a value model, many organizations will struggle, at least initially, to maintain their margins and to retain adequate market share in their regions.

Finance VP at Florida Hospital explains how consumer trends are impacting patient engagement efforts.

Let us know what you think about these two crucial hospital issues, and help us come up with questions for the experts.

Join Healthcare Finance for an online roundtable discussion with industry experts about patient engagement challenges and strategies for finance and revenue cycle teams.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed last week the option of creating specific Diagnosis-Related Groups for one-day hospital stays, in an effort to reduce payment differences between short inpatient and similar outpatient hospital stays.

Third quarter financial results indicate that Kaiser Permanente, the giant California-based nonprofit health system, continues to gain strength.

For-profit hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals saw its third quarter revenues increase 29 percent from the same period in 2013. The company also raised its net revenue guidance for 2014 from $4.45 billion to $4.5 billion.

More than 83 percent of physician practices do not believe current Medicare physician quality reporting programs enhanced their physicians' ability to provide high-quality patient care, according to new research released Monday.

There are at least 30 ways to grow patient satisfaction at your healthcare facility, but 10 key service standards should do the trick.