Revenue Cycle Management
In a drive to become more consumer-friendly, healthcare providers are starting to focus their empathy on an area that has been problematic for years – patient bills that are difficult to understand. Not only do hard-to-read statements frustrate patients, they are depriving healthcare organizations from collecting revenues that are legitimately theirs, financial experts say.
A recent study in Health Affairs examines for the first time the effects that differences in healthcare service volume and price, rather than simply spending and use, have on state and regional Medicaid spending.
Two healthcare IT vendors are joining forces to give providers a single platform that can handle both billing and claims editing services.
The MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service, which offers 911 services for Georgia's capital and surrounding communities, is implementing Zepherella's PatientPay service to give patients an online platform to review and pay their bills.
KeyBridge Medical Revenue Management announced Tuesday that it will expand its footprint into the Indiana market.
We asked our Healthcare Finance News social media followers to respond to a Dan Woods blog post about the hidden costs of providing healthcare. From LinkedIn to Twitter, followers seemed to agree with Woods' statements, also offering their own two cents.
Revenue cycle management and software services provider PracticeMax announced Monday it has acquired American Billing Services (ABS) of Portland, Ore., expanding its operations and geographical footprint in the northwestern United States.
After speaking with Ulrich Brechbühl, President and CEO of Chamberlin Edmonds, earlier this summer about how his firm helps connect underserved patients with the most appropriate government healthcare programs, I was eager to hear the hospital’s side of the story. Just how big of a benefit were these services bringing to patients’ lives?
Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased in July 2011, rising 0.4 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In October 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will launch value-based purchasing, which will impact discharge payment structures for all short-term acute care hospitals.