State insurance exchanges and the federal marketplace got off to a rough start at the beginning of October.
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) should sound a lot scarier for what it is: the second most common nosocomial infection in hospitals, with an average cost of $5,000 for each patient episode and an extra week in the hospital.
Have you read the final rule for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) yet?
It can be very hard to find a physician champion for quality improvement projects. Docs are busy there are more responsibilities, patients are sicker, days are longer, and resources are tight.
Patient access leaders at Florida Hospital cut denials to only .08%, and wrote off $1.9 million in 2012 compared with $4.5 million in 2002.
Patient access departments need technology to determine patient liability, propensity to pay, and eligibility to enroll in health plans available on the exchanges.
Patient access employees are under-compensated at many organizations, and salaries don't reflect the expanded role of patient access, according to revenue cycle experts.
Physicians are continuing to adopt electronic health records (EHRs) at a steady pace.
Uncle Sam wants your doctors to go digital. And the federal government is backing up that goal by offering money to practices if they start using digital records systems.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center increased collections by 53% after an action plan was implemented, focusing on the emergency department and imaging services.
