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BESLER provides thorough Transfer DRG revenue recovery services
Hospitals require clear and simple paths through the challenges posed by changing regulations so they can spend more time and dollars focusing on enhancing patient care.
Highlights of the Administration’s FY 2025 Budget
HFMA presents a summary highlighting healthcare-related proposals included in the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2025, based on materials released by the Biden Administration on March 11, 2024.
Improve Patient Refunds With A Simplified B2C Payments Solution
Download this eBook to get insights into patient refunds and a solution to streamline the process for the provider while improving the patient financial experience.
Medicaid DSH Third-Party Payer Final Rule Summary
HFMA presents a detailed summary of the final rule issued by CMS addressing legislative changes to the hospital- specific limit on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments that took effect on October 1, 2021, as a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Navigating medical necessity denials: Strategies for successful resolution
Just as hospitals, health systems and physician practices are dealing with unprecedented financial and operational challenges, denied claims continue to rise — especially medical necessity denials. The impact on providers and patients is significant. Medical necessity is the term used to describe “healthcare services or supplies needed to diagnose or treat an illness, injury, condition,…
Healthcare Financial Management Association calls Patient Rights Advocate’s latest price transparency compliance report ‘irresponsible’
CHICAGO (March 7, 2024) – Long an advocate for consumerism and price transparency in healthcare, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) today called the latest report from Patient Rights Advocate (PRA) “irresponsible” and “incorrect.” HFMA has maintained that to be effective, price transparency must offer clear information that is readily accessible to patients to enable them to…
Health Systems near their breaking point. Labor costs continue to increase while dollars collected from payers decrease.
CHICAGO — March 6, 2024 — Eighty four percent of health systems cite lower reimbursement from payers as a top cause of low operational margins, according to a report published by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and Eliciting Insights, a healthcare strategy and market research company. Further confounding health system margin struggles is the increased administrative…
PMMC provides organizations with the tools and the knowledge to maximize their net revenue
Learn how PMMC's revenue cycle software and services improves the financial performance of healthcare providers to have more resources devoted to patient care.
The importance of digital transformation in a fraudulent environment
In this recently conducted survey, more than 85% of responding hospital financial executives said they are somewhat concerned (65.96%) or very concerned (19.15%) about potential AI-influenced fraud, including account takeovers and eventually payment fraud.
How digital patient engagement solutions can help healthcare organizations improve their existing revenue cycle
This roundtable features various healthcare professionals who breakdown what digital patient engagement solutions are being implemented and how this not only empowers patients, but also helps organizations looking to improve their existing revenue cycle.