Claims Processing
According to a report released Wednesday by the Department of Health and Human Services, patients with Medicare are starting to save money on durable medical equipment (DME) through the Medicare competitive bidding program.
In a step towards enhancing the patient experience while simultaneously improving collection rates, Midland Memorial Hospital recently began offering CarePayment, an innovative patient loyalty and payment program, to help its patients cover out-of-pocket medical expenses by letting them pay back bills over a period of time.
Two bills that would lower healthcare costs for veterans, make it easier for veterans to access the Veterans Administration (VA) healthcare system and prevent older veterans from unexpected out-of-pocket costs was recently introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR).
Iconic Data has announced the release of SwiftPayMD, a revenue cycle management app for the iPhone and iPad that's designed to enable doctors to immediately bill for their services.
On average, roughly 10 percent of all healthcare claims are initially denied and require additional work on the part of the provider to secure payment. One industry expert offers a three-part plan for reducing the impact of denials on the revenue cycle.
On Thursday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that health insurance premium increases in nine states have been deemed "unreasonable" under the rate review authority granted by the Affordable Care Act.
With the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) approaching, new data shows that more than 5.1 million seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare saved over $3.2 billion on prescription drugs because of the new healthcare law.
The owner and operator of a Broward County, Fla.-area halfway house was sentenced Tuesday to 24 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients through a fraudulent mental health company.
In an effort to standardize financial transparency for nonprofit and for-profit hospitals in New Jersey, the state's Senate's Health Committee approved a bill that would require for-profits to publicly disclose the same financial information that nonprofit entities must file with the Internal Revenue Services.
A computer glitch has resulted in Maine potentially covering 19,000 residents with Medicaid benefits who are no longer eligible to receive coverage.