The invisible costs of cancer treatment
Dr. Kamal Golla is back on the podcast this week discussing the financial considerations for patients and their care team after a cancer diagnosis.
Patient Financial Communications Adopter Recognition Program
Show that you've implemented best practices for patient financial communications. Let HFMA recognize your organization as a Patient Financial Communications Adopter.
5 revenue cycle management myths dispelled
The traditional healthcare revenue cycle was designed to evolve around payer reimbursement. Processes and workflows were pretty much set in stone. Step 1: register the patient; step 2: verify insurance and eligibility; step 3: capture the charges; step 4: code the claim, and so on. The lack of automation and interoperability solutions, especially electronic health…
Five Fears Healthcare Executives Face Today
Download this white paper to learn how to tackle revenue cycle management (RCM) vendor challenges.
How PFC USA’s solutions can help boost revenue and patient satisfaction
Learn how to address challenges in the healthcare industry such as rising costs and strict regulations with advice on managing regulatory compliance and enhanced patient engagement, among other ways to lead organizations to success.
Offering a health and wellness credit card provides a patient-friendly payment option
Learn about a patient financing solution that helps reduce accounts receivable and provides financing options so patients can seek out the care they want or need.
Research Summary: 2024 Revenue Cycle Management Survey
HFMA, with sponsorship from Guidehouse, surveyed 134 healthcare executives to understand their revenue cycle challenges and opportunities. The survey found that payer challenges, prior authorization, and workforce are among the top three areas of stress for revenue cycle departments. To learn more, download the key findings from the survey.
How to Maximize your Medigap Market Share
A refreshed look at Medigap revenue, the opportunity that exists to increase market share, and the financial impact it has on healthcare organizations. This white paper presents three important considerations for healthcare finance leaders as they look to expand revenue streams and access a growing population of insured Medigap patients.
Harnessing automation in patient access for revenue optimization
Patient access is often treated like a stand-alone process instead of a vital part of the revenue cycle puzzle. The truth is that errors during this critical stage of the revenue cycle are often the cause of claim errors, delayed care and denials. In addition, as the first step of a patient encounter, the patient…
A key election question: What will happen to the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies?
Earl Pomeroy knows from experience that the politics surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are dicey. As a Democratic member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Pomeroy helped pass the ACA during his ninth term representing North Dakota. After that, “I lost my job,” he recalled. Since his time in Congress ended with his…