Managing ED Throughput
Summary: Are you managing ED throughput effectively? How do your ED wait times compare with national, regional and local […]
Declining Hospital Revenue Predicted for 2014
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Moody’s Investor Services Predicts Declining Hospital Revenue for 2014 brought on […]
DSH Payment Cuts Delayed
In December of last year (2013), Congress passed a two-year budget deal that delayed the start of the planned cuts to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. These cuts, which were originally scheduled to take effect at the beginning of fiscal year 2014, have now been pushed out to the start of fiscal year 2016.
ACA Threatens Rural Hospitals
Rural Hospitals Run Closure Risk With Reduced Payments and Medicaid Expansion Opt Out
Affordable […]
The Cash and Carry Physician Trend
Obamacare mandates that you have insurance or pay a penalty. Now, physicians are refusing to take patients who have insurance? Is this counterintuitive? How will this affect the “affordable” and “accessible” care which Obamacare strives to achieve?
Revenue Cycle Improvement Begins at Registration
Point-of-service payments reduce self-pay balances, and lead to revenue cycle improvement
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Maximizing Reimbursement Despite Recent Cutbacks
The healthcare sector as we know it is changing rapidly. Reimbursement cutbacks are rampant. How are you coping with these changes? Are you maximizing reimbursement? Are you analyzing your revenue cycle? Are you reviewing and auditing your claim denials? Have you looked at scheduling? How about billing and coding?
10 Ways to Improve Patient Satisfaction
Patients are at the center of the medical practice, and with the emphasis on coding, billing, revenue, and all […]
Healthcare Predictive Modeling | Your Best Friend in 2014
Healthcare Predictive Modeling will be the savvy organizations best friend in 2014
Over the past […]
Healthcare Reform and the Revenue Cycle
Often in our blog we underscore the importance of understanding healthcare reform and how it will impact your organization. […]