HFMA Claim Integrity Task Force seeks to standardize denial metrics
A new task force is looking to improve the data and KPIs needed to further reduce denials.
How providers should prepare for No Surprises deadlines
Nick Hut talks with John Friedel from Abeo about the No Surprises Act and what providers should be doing now to prepare.
Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine: How Sanford Health System is communicating with patients about getting their shots
Matt Hocks from Sanford Health System describes his organization’s strategy for communicating with patients about the vaccination plan. Ken Baxter from Children’s Hospital of Orange County discusses the revenue cycle challenges of the pandemic. This episode was sponsored by Cerner.
Healthcare News of Note: Fewer patients translates to a small reduction in charity care spend for hospitals
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles, including a reduction in charity care in 2020 due to fewer patients, a review of physician burnout and moral injury data, and what early adopters are doing to test 5G.
How revenue cycle teams can maintain effective patient financial services in a distanced world
Amid the challenging times of COVD-19, it is critical for revenue cycle leaders to educate themselves about best practices either created or refined during the pandemic to effectively promote patient financial engagement in today’s world of social distancing.
3 questions with Katie Gilfillan: Why it’s time for the healthcare industry to address cost effectiveness of health
HFMA’s director of professional practice and clinical relationships discusses the importance of the Association’s Cost Effectiveness of Health event.
Financial Sustainability Report: February 2021
The February Financial Sustainability Report, sponsored by Kaufman Hall, explores emerging issues pertaining to physicians, including physician compensation and payment for services. It also includes insight into the impact of denials on value-based payment.
HHS delays implementation of rule requiring FQHCs to provide insulin, epinephrine at 340B prices
HHS has postponed a Trump administration regulation that would require federally qualified health centers to make certain drugs more affordable for low-income patients and will consider whether to withdraw the rule altogether.
Disproportionate Share Hospital funding to states doesn’t match up with key benchmarks, report finds
Disproportionate Share Hospital payments don’t always align with key metrics such as uninsured rates and uncompensated care costs, a new policy report finds.
Providers that administer the COVID-19 vaccine are getting a payment bump from CMS
Providers will receive an increase in the Medicare payment rate for administering the COVID-19 vaccine starting March 15, CMS announced.