Ask the Experts: Stat Order Designation
I am seeking guidance on time frames that define stat orders, patient financial liability waivers for stat orders, and health system liability if patients wait to receive tests ordered as stat.
Partnering with Other Providers to Develop Community Needs Assessments
Four Milwaukee-area health systems are working together to complete federally mandated community needs assessments more efficiently. They partner with 18 local health departments to collect and analyze data that informs their local health improvement strategies.
Let Data Drive the Design
Healthcare providers can use methodical statement design approaches to successfully engage patients in the billing process.
Cone Health Overhauls Patient Engagement Strategy
New patient statements and a web portal helped Cone Health increase patient cash collection by nearly $13 million during a two-year period.
Revenue Cycle Risks and Rewards in the Era of Value-Based Care
Physician specialty practices face the daunting task of recalibrating their revenue cycle management processes to optimize their financial performance under value-based care.
Forum Networking Webinar: Patient Financial Communications: Presbyterian Healthcare Services Case Study
A revenue cycle leader describes an award-winning patient financial communications program that includes processes for scheduled, unscheduled, emergency, and self-pay patients.
Yale New Haven Hospital Homeless Patient Screening Tool
Yale New Haven Hospital asks specific housing-related questions to determine whether patients are homeless.
Bad Debt, Charity Care Contribute To Differences in Patient Revenue
Low margin hospitals may be receiving reduced payments from commercial insurance, which may contribute to their lower net patient revenues.
10 Critical Medicaid Trends to Watch
It is important for hospitals and health systems to forecast the impact of proposed healthcare legislation on Medicaid payments, eligibility teams, and patients.
Hiring for Effective Post Service Revenue Cycle Performance
Revenue cycle leaders agree that positive, motivated candidates can overcome a lack of back-end knowledge and experience to become valuable employees.