Indiana Health Group Patients Turn to Online Registration Forms
New patients can access and submit referral and registration paperwork via a link on the IHG website. That information is then passed on electronically to the billing, preauthorization departments, and scheduling departments, saving patients and staff time.
Ask the Experts: Revenue Cycle and IT Collaboration
Can you recommend a book that would improve my understanding of the collaboration between IT and the patient billing process?
48 Hours to Find a Healthcare Fix
Mount Sinai hosts an annual healthcare hackathon to facilitate forward-thinking solutions by bringing together clinical science and finance expertise with technology specialists.
When Computers Can’t Communicate, Patients Suffer
During a natural disaster, effective communication between patient and physician supported by access to medical records is critical.
Increase Cash Flow by Giving Your Business Staff Meaningful Work
The pillars of strong revenue cycle operations are creating meaningful work, developing knowledge, removing obstacles, and advancing analytical capabilities. Revenue cycle leaders can achieve these goals by integrating payer and claims data and applying algorithms to optimize staff efforts.
Creating a Better Healthcare Analysis Paradigm
Hospitals and health systems should look beyond dashboards to gather they data they need to make strategic decisions.
HFMA Executive Roundtable: Optimizing the Revenue Cycle IT Investment
Many providers struggle to fully realize the benefits of revenue cycle technology. In this roundtable, several healthcare leaders discuss how they are working to get the most from their automated solutions, particularly with regard to revenue integrity and preparing for value-based payment models.
Prioritizing Accounts Helps Sanford Health Lift Patient Payments by $2.1M
Scoring and segmenting patients according to their propensity to pay, combined with using an automated dialer, can significantly improve the productivity of patient account teams.
Research: Hospital Mergers & Acquisitions
A joint study by HFMA and Deloitte explores how hospital merger and acquisition activity has increased significantly in the past decade, driven by the pursuit of economies of scale and the potential for reducing the cost of care.
The Finance Leader’s Role in Cybersecurity
Chetan Parikh describes best practices for preparing for and avoiding cyberattacks.