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10 Revenue Cycle Tips For Healthcare Organizations

10 Revenue Cycle Tips For Healthcare Organizations

As patients take on more out-of-pocket costs, and patient satisfaction continues to influence the financial health of hospitals, revenue cycle management has become increasingly important to organizations. Amid these and other changes, many revenue cycle professionals have offered thought-provoking insights. Here are 10 RCM tips from industry experts: 1. “To make sure that your organization […]
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Coverage

5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Coverage

Now that you have health coverage, here is what you can do to put your health first and live a long and healthy life. 1. Confirm your coverage 2. Know where to go for answers 3. Find a provider 4. Make an appointment 5. Fill your prescriptions 1. Confirm your coverage: Be sure your enrollment […]
Protecting the Patient’s Right to Privacy

Protecting the Patient’s Right to Privacy

One of the most basic rights that a patient has is the right to privacy. Patients have the right to decide to whom, when, and what extent their private individually identifiable health information is disclosed. This information includes but is not limited to medical diagnosis, treatment plans, prescriptions, health insurance information, genetic information, clinical research […]
Steps to improve RCM

Eight Steps To Improve Revenue Cycle Efficiency

Revenue cycle management refers to the business side of your practice—from verifying patient insurance eligibility to submitting claims to receive health plan payments and billing patients for their share of service costs. Although patient care will always be your top passion and priority, an efficient revenue management system is critical for your practice’s financial health […]
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ICD-10: Useful Detail or Overwhelming Noise?

It’s A Fact of Life Now, For Better or Worse. ICD-10, with its tenfold increase in the medical billing codes (MBC) that healthcare providers and payers depend on for every aspect of medical diagnostics, treatment, and compensation, has been in place for nearly two years now. How has it worked out so far? Well, that […]
Hard Truths from The RCM Pros

Hard Truths from the Revenue Cycle Management Pros

Becker’s Hospital Review is a respected forum for healthcare industry thought leaders and has long offered valuable insights into the latest healthcare trends. In these disruptive times, amidst sweeping changes, generalities are scarce and predicting the future is riskier than ever. Here are the unalloyed truths and toughest advice from industry experts who have been […]