Winning strategies for creating a people-centric technology culture
When company practices treat workers as people and not just as resources, research shows that employees are 3.8 times more likely to be high-performing. In this roundtable, a group of healthcare finance professionals discuss this concept, also known as a "People-Centric Maturity Model," specifically why it is important in healthcare and what metrics an organization should use to measure a successful people-centric strategy.
AI-guided clinical alignment can help avoid AI-driven denials
Read five critical components for a strategic approach to achieving AI-guided clinical alignment between payers and providers.
How Banner Health leveraged population health solutions to drive $4 million in savings
Download this white paper to see how a decision pivoting to a health cloud made a dramatic impact on patient care, workflows, scalability and cost.
Medicare administrative contractor news includes a data breach and potential consolidation
Recent happenings involving Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) include a notice of a data breach and a request for feedback on possible consolidation. CMS sent out word that nearly 950,000 Medicare beneficiaries whose claims go through Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) are being informed that their protected health information or other personally identifiable information may…
How Hospitals & Other Healthcare Providers Can Lighten the Financial Burden of Uncompensated Care
This eBook presents digital solutions like telehealth and insurance discovery software that can help lead the way back toward healthy financials.
Congress only has a few more months to ensure expansive telehealth access continues (updated)
Note: This article was updated Sept. 18 and Sept. 19 with information about new telehealth legislation. See the updates below. The clock is ticking on efforts to maintain the telehealth flexibilities that have been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with advocates hoping Congress will act before year’s end. Key waivers will…
ONC issues proposed technical standards to improve health information sharing
Proposed regulations bring healthcare providers and patients a step closer to gaining access to key health information stored in payer databases. Provisions in a proposed rule published Aug. 5 by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) support a CMS final rule released in 2020 and another issued early this year,…
From Strategy to Operations
This white paper explores the pivotal role of outpatient and ancillary services in addressing these challenges and outlines a strategic revenue approach to change ancillary services from a cost center to a profit center.
Hospitals will get only a small bump in Medicare inpatient payments for FY25
Hospital representatives were less than excited about the rate update in Medicare’s FY25 final rule for inpatient care and long-term care hospitals. Published Aug. 1, the rule includes a 2.9% rate increase for acute care hospitals in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The increase is derived from a 3.4% hike in the market…
The Revenue Cycle Playbook
Providers, health plans, and health IT vendors can leverage new technologies to improve revenue cycle and claims management across the payment ecosystem by building customized experiences and workflows specific to their unique business needs. Download the white paper to learn more.