Tag: healthcare payers

6 BEST REIMBURSEMENT STORIES OF 2021

6 BEST REIMBURSEMENT STORIES OF 2021

  Here are the six best reimbursement stories from 2021 HealthLeaders’ coverage and beyond. COVID-19 continued to impact healthcare reimbursement as the pandemic entered its second year. Yet, what’s different is that longer-term strategies and new business opportunities are emerging beyond crisis response. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) aided these plans by […]
Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth Platforms Lag Behind Competition

Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth Platforms Lag Behind Competition

  The pandemic has changed patients’ use and perceptions of healthcare organizations. The question remains: Will those changes here to stay? PATIENTS PREFER TELEHEALTH SERVICES FROM DOCTORS, HEALTH PLANS Most telehealth users accessed virtual care services through their regular doctor or health plan as opposed to direct-to-consumer telehealth platforms, according to new data from Morning […]
Key Characteristics for Successful Downside Risk Contracting

Key Characteristics for Successful Downside Risk Contracting

Organizations that do strong vendor relationships, invest in the organization, and are willing to take on commercial risk will be poised to take on downside risk financial contracts. Through working with population health management vendors, KLAS released a recent report identifying which of their customers are most advanced in adopting downside risk contracts. In the […]
Top 13 Reasons For Claim Denials

Top 13 Reasons For Claim Denials

Denied claims are one of physicians’ chief complaints when it comes to dealing with payers. To a certain extent, every practice deals with claim denials. It’s those practices that eliminate the most common reasons that experience a smoother revenue cycle and find greater financial success. Here are the 13 most common reasons for why claims […]