Healthcare News of Note: UnitedHealth Group can proceed with Change Healthcare purchase after a favorable decision in an antitrust case
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: UnitedHealth Group cleared to acquire Change Healthcare, standard patient satisfaction surveys need to address DEI issues, and homebound older adults contribute to higher levels of Medicare spending.
Surprise-billing arbitration updates include a lawsuit and new context on rate-setting approaches
A provider association that earlier won a lawsuit over the No Surprises Act arbitration process is going to court again over the same issue.
Hospitals issue plea for healthcare policymakers to do more to buttress the industry
The American Hospital Association and hospital leaders say recent financial trends are unsustainable for many organizations.
PMMC’s Contract PRO helps hospitals see an average 10 to 1 ROI
When the time comes to renegotiate payer contracts, one company’s contract management system “provides managed care leaders with the ability to model all commercial payer contract terms to quickly understand the impact on net revenue.”
TransUnion Medicare DSH solution helps hospitals identify reimbursement opportunities
Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments payments help serve low-income populations, but comes with a set of challenges such as identifying eligible patients. See one company’s solution by leveraging unique processing and data integration.
Waystar simplifies existing revenue cycle systems for more effective payment
With the industry’s largest SaaS RCM platform, one company surrounds and supplements health systems’ existing systems to simplify healthcare payments.
What revenue cycle strategies enhance the patient experience
In a roundtable discussion, revenue cycle leaders chat about strategies they developed to enhance the patient experience while navigating the payment process.
The shift toward integrated pharmacy services: driving long-term success
One driving factor for health systems and hospitals shift to in-house integration pharmacy services is average turnaround time. For an outsourced specialty pharmacy, turnaround is 10 to 14 days, whereas an in-house specialty pharmacy can reduce that time to just 2.1 days.
HFMA’s virtual revenue cycle and price transparency series focuses on helping health systems re-engage consumers and improve financial performance
Beginning March 1, healthcare finance professionals can participate in several educational sessions and peer-to-peer discussions by enrolling in HFMA's virtual revenue cycle and price transparency workshop.
Final rule appears to give a boost to providers in No Surprises Act arbitration cases
A new final rule codifies updated criteria for deciding arbitration cases under the No Surprises Act, with providers potentially coming out ahead relative to last year’s interim final rule.