Claims Processing
One of the pain points in the payment of healthcare bills is the process of gaining approval from insurers for medical procedures. The TriZetto Group is looking to ease that pain by introducing a better means of communication between providers and payers.
A well-known provider of healthcare connectivity solutions has signed on to help Colorado's Parkview Medical Center connect its revenue cycle management team with the latest technology.
Hospitals looking to clean up their claims management workflow might benefit from a new partnership between Benchmark Revenue Management and Nebo Systems.
While healthcare providers of all sizes grapple with the upcoming change to a ICD-10 and its more robust method of coding medical procedures and care, providers should also prepare for a sobering reality: Coder productivity is likely to drop significantly in the early months of implementation.
Today is the final day of the Healthcare Finance News Virtual Conference & Expo. While there are fewer sessions today, that should provide attendees with the opportunity to come by the exhibit hall to hear about the offerings of our nine exhibitors. Hall hours today are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CDT.
A company offering Web-based billing management software for small physician practices is looking to boost business with a new infusion of cash.
CarePayment Technologies, Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based provider of financial and patient advocacy services for healthcare providers, has acquired San Francisco-based Vitality Financial, which provides hospital payment solutions to medical providers and patients.
American CareSource Holdings, Inc., based in Dallas, has added three clients to its portfolio: Caprock HealthPlans, Inc., a Lubbock, Texas-based third party administrator, GreenTree Administrators, Inc., a Beaumont, Texas-based regional third party administrator, and Community Claims Administration, an Orange, Calif.-based third party administrator.
Emory Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in Georgia, is boosting eligibility services at its metro Atlanta facilities to help its growing self-pay patient population obtain healthcare coverage.
If you were hoping that the transition to HIPAA 5010 and ICD10 would be easy, think again.