Category: Revenue Cycle Management

Hospitals to Assume Risk in Value-Based Care Models

Verma Presses Hospitals to Assume Risk in Value-Based Care Models

Hospitals assuming downside financial risk under value-based care models is the key to lowering healthcare costs and improving quality, CMS believes. CMS Administrator Seema Verma urged hospitals on Tuesday to accept new value-based care models and price transparency requirements or face greater administrative burden, less competition, and lower reimbursement rates under Medicare for All. “Our choices are […]
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How Health Systems Improved Revenue Cycle Performance

Tools, Automation and Bots: How Health Systems Improved Revenue Cycle Performance

Improving revenue cycle performance has become more challenging amid today’s healthcare payment trends and patient financial expectations. To gauge efforts at hospitals and health systems, Becker’s Hospital Review asked healthcare leaders to share changes their organizations have made to improve revenue cycle performance this year. Read their responses below, presented alphabetically. Venkat Bhamidipati Executive vice president and […]
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CMS Fights Growing Number of Appeals

CMS Fights Growing Number of Appeals

Providers are encouraged to file protective appeals. “In section XI of the preamble of the proposed rule, we discussed the growing number of Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) appeals made by providers and the action initiatives that are being implemented with the goal to decrease the number of appeals submitted; decrease the number of appeals […]
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4 Strategies For Accurate Medical Coding & Denial Prevention

4 Front-End Revenue Cycle Revamps You Need For A Competitive Edge

In the crowded healthcare market, smart healthcare leaders must find patient satisfaction advantages everywhere they can. When it comes to patient satisfaction, providing excellent clinical care is a no-brainer. But in a crowded and competitive healthcare market, smart healthcare leaders know that they need an edge everywhere, including an efficient revenue cycle. That’s the case […]
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