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State insurance exchanges and the federal marketplace got off to a rough start at the beginning of October.
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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.
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Have you read the final rule for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) yet?
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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.
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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.
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Patient access departments need technology to determine patient liability, propensity to pay, and eligibility to enroll in health plans available on the exchanges.
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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.
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Physicians are continuing to adopt electronic health records (EHRs) at a steady pace.
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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.
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center increased collections by 53% after an action plan was implemented, focusing on the emergency department and imaging services.
