Debt collectors could take stimulus payments from millions of Americans
Given the media's heightened scrutiny of healthcare collections activity, hospital and health system leaders should ensure any business partners used for collections understand revenue cycle best practices during the pandemic-induced recession.
Hospitals should partner with community groups to help educate the recently unemployed about exchange enrollment options
Many of the recently unemployed will qualify for a special enrollment period through the federal or state exchanges if the federal exchange hasn’t reopened.
Coronavirus’s impact on the U.S. economy calls for hospitals to increase financial counseling and review financial assistance and accounts resolution policies
The coronavirus pandemic's impact on the U.S. economy requires hospitals to increase financial counseling and review financial assistance and accounts resolution policies.
U.S. hospitals could face operating cost, revenue and uncompensated care issues due to the new coronavirus outbreak
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says despite the additional federal funding and moves by some states to help with testing and treatment for COVID-19, hospitals should anticipate increased operational costs and uncompensated care expenses.
Disaster fund may pay hospitals for uninsured coronavirus patients
The Trump administration is considering using a federal disaster fund to pay hospitals for care of uninsured patients who are sick from the coronavirus.
Not-for-profit hospital status coming under increasing scrutiny
Despite tax-exempt hospitals providing $95 billion in total benefits to their communities in 2016 alone, it's anticipated that hospitals' tax-exempt status will see additional scrutiny.
Analysis: How one health system is using food as medicine with great results
HFMA’s Katie Gilfillan discusses how ProMedica, a Toledo, Ohio-based healthcare organization serving communities in 28 states has operated food pharmacies at three of its medical clinics and describes the positive results from the health system's efforts.
In the wake of recent news, providers should examine their patient collection practices to avoid pitfalls
Best practices can help healthcare providers avoid some of the pitfalls of trying to collect on patient debt.
Analysis: Why it behooves hospitals to re-evaluate medical accounts receivable process | HFMA
As negative press about patient billing shows no sign of slowing down, hospitals and health systems should re-evaluate the way they engage patients to resolve medical accounts receivable.
Change Healthcare: Curbing Bad Debt by Improving the Patient Financial Experience
In this roundtable, several revenue cycle leaders discuss how they are tackling escalating patient responsibility, exploring the value of putting individuals on pathways toward payment that boost satisfaction and revenue.