Reimbursement

Availity is working with providers to bill COVID-19 encounters, says CEO Russ Thomas.

Thailand's insurance industry is moving from payer to partner and from fee-based to value-based healthcare, says Dr. Mark Sundrakes, SVP and medical director at Krungthai-AXA Life Insurance PCL.

VisitPay VP Will Reilly says because patients are taking on more healthcare costs, revenue cycle teams must figure out how to engage them and work more closely with marketing.

Three things can liberate patient data: The industry must put patients at the center, use standards like HL7 FHIR and get the entire ecosystem working together, say Kari Hedges, SVP at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and Laurent Rotival, SVP at Cambia Health Solutions.

Harvard economist Katherine Baicker discusses the complex question of Medicaid expansion at the HIMSS Pop Health Forum.

When patients are given multiple options to satisfy their financial obligations, the ability to pay their bill becomes more manageable.

Protestors gathered in Portland, Maine and descended on Maine Senator Susan Collins' office, filling her hallway to speak out against the proposed plans from the incoming Trump administration to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

HIMSS senior director of state and federal affairs expects the administration will focus on two areas: reimbursement models and benefit design.

The approach of MACRA promises sweeping change to healthcare providers. Experts in the field weigh in on what the regulatory implications really mean for providers and how to prepare.

Sponsored by Xerox. While there is optimism around the shift, payers and providers have a long list of concerns. Where is the industry finding the most challenge now?