Medical Billing Predictions for 2024: The Weather is Finally Changing
Medical providers should be doing everything they can to get in front of the medical billing changes that are coming next year – and this starts with understanding what’s in the forecast for medical billing and medical billing services. Some ...
Read MoreRevenue Cycle Expertise Gaps Might Require Looking Externally
Revenue cycle management has grown to an unmatched level of complexity in recent years. For most organizations, this has meant increased needs for training and improved hiring processes – but is it possible there’s a limit to the effectiveness of ...
Read MoreMedical Coding Audit Prevention for 2024
With Q4 of 2023 coming around the corner, it’s time to start looking at plans for 2024. It might not seem like it should make your short list of priorities, but medical coding audits should be on the mind of ...
Read MoreIf You Haven’t Done a Post-PHE AR Reset, It’s Time
Think back to what your AR processes looked like before the COVID-19 pandemic – how much do they have in common with the way your medical billing accounts receivable processes look today? If they’re too similar, I’m sorry to say ...
Read MoreMedicare is Tightening its Belts: Get Ready for More Medical Coding Audits
Healthcare providers across the board should be ready to expect more medical coding audits. What’s coming down the pipeline shouldn’t catch anyone by surprise. ...
Read MorePhysician Billing Should Be Ready for the Protections of Medical Conscience Bill
If you’ve been paying attention to what’s going on with healthcare in Florida, you probably know that the Florida House passed a bill that gives physicians the option to opt out of services for reasons of conscience – meaning they ...
Read More2023 Revenue Cycle KPIs to Address Challenges from Denials in Medical Billing and Beyond
Healthcare provider finance is moving into an entirely new era. As margins continue to be strained, CFOs are facing new challenges such as the end of the public health emergency, staffing shortages, and millions potentially being thrown off the Medicaid ...
Read MoreThe Future of Medical Coding Isn’t AI – It’s Collaboration
One of my greatest concerns around AI isn’t that it’s going to one day go rogue and cause massive issues for some unfortunate provider. I believe the chances of that are slim to none. My deepest concern is potential missed ...
Read MoreThe COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Is Ending – Is Revenue Cycle Ready?
As of May 11, 2023, the COVID-19 public health emergency (the PHE) is ending in the United States. While many are breathing a sigh of relief, revenue cycle ...
Read MoreHospital Revenue Cycle Will Shape the Future of Work in Healthcare
If you’ve looked at trends of the future of work, you might have noticed something interesting. You’ll see points like hybrid flexibility, addressing employee mental health, closing ...
Read MoreHospital at Home is Here to Stay
The concept of hospital at home – providing hospital-level care inside the patient’s home – is far from ...
Read MorePhysician Billing Services Are Experiencing State-Level Disruption
The No Surprises Act has made a stir across the healthcare industry, but it ...
Read MoreIs Quiet Quitting Affecting The Revenue Cycle?
“Quiet quitting” has been leading the workplace trend discussion for a while now, which ...
Read MoreIt’s Time to Focus on Your Own KPIs for Medical Billing Solutions
There are many great recommendations for key KPIs to focus on in evaluating your approach ...
Read MoreSurprise Billing: Your Emerging Opportunity in the Patient Experience
From telehealth to public health data reporting, patient-centered initiatives are at the heart of almost all the disruption we’re ...
Read MoreThe Hospital Revenue Cycle is Entering a New Age of Collaboration
Collaboration has long been important to revenue integrity, but we’re entering an ...
Read MoreRefresh Your Patient Engagement and Experience Strategies – Before It’s Too Late
Most hospitals and health systems are years deep into their patient engagement and patient experience strategies. Many have also seen great results – from initiatives ...
Read MoreYou Thought Cash Flows Mattered Before? They’re More Important Than Ever
While patient volumes aren’t the rollercoaster they were early in the pandemic, for many, they’re still difficult to pin down. But that’s just the beginning. ...
Read MoreLabor is the Question of the Decade…and the Answer Is Culture
Providers have been faced with an onslaught of fires and blaring alarms over the last few years, making it easy for revenue cycle leaders to run from emergency ...
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