Tag: Revenue Cycle Management

3 Elements Needed For The Revenue Cycle of The Future

3 Elements Needed For The Revenue Cycle of The Future

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that fast, meaningful change is both possible and necessary for healthcare revenue cycles to keep up with a changing world. But to make truly meaningful change within the revenue cycle, the industry will need to embrace even more changes, such as payer partnerships, greater automation, and standardization across payers. Payer-provider […]
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New Patient EM Denials

New Patient E/M Denials: Mystery Solved

New patient evaluation and management (E/M) claims are being denied when the patient was previously seen by a specialty physician assistant or specialty nurse practitioner on staff. This is happening when another provider of a different specialty in the same multi-specialty group sees the patient for the first time and bills a new patient E/M […]
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Automating Revenue Cycle Management Improves Patient Experience

The right revenue cycle management technology can create a transparent, seamless patient experience, which benefits the bottom line. For the longest time, revenue cycle management has been the man behind the curtain. Healthcare organizations have focused on improving the clinical experience using technology and provider education while telling patients and providers to pay no attention […]
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Reducing Patient Billing Disputes

How Hospitals Avoid or Reduce Patient Billing Disputes

CMS’ reworked the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, to simplify reporting requirements for providers in its 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program Final Rule.Patient billing disputes result in more work for hospital staff and can potentially stand in the way of timely payment for services. However, many organizations are making efforts to avoid or reduce […]
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Professional Fee Revenue Cycle for Better ED Bottom Lines

7 Best Practices to Improve Professional Fee Revenue Cycle for Better ED Bottom Lines

Most healthcare organizations partner with physician services groups for niche coverage. While outsourced medical services are available across all specialties, common areas for external physician support include anesthesia, radiology, wound care, and emergency medicine. However, when outsourced physician services are used, challenges to ensure accurate reimbursement for both components of care—the hospital portion and the […]
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Prevent Billing Errors to Reduce Hospice Claim Denials

Prevent Billing Errors to Reduce Hospice Claim Denials

Effective revenue cycle management can reduce hospice claim denials, particularly those associated with billing or documentation errors. In addition to slowing down payments or losing revenue, submitting inadequate or incomplete required written documentation is a sure-fire way to bring surveyors or auditors to a hospice’s doorstep. As regulators increasingly fix their eyes on the hospice space, providers […]
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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management

Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management For 2020

With patients seeing higher medical bills than ever and healthcare costs continuing to rise, healthcare organizations need to stay on top of the revenue cycle to ensure they can capture payments and be prepared for changes in 2020. Speaking at the annual meeting of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) in Chicago, Cassi Birnbaum, […]
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Allzone Management Services is Exhibiting at Raintree Systems User Conference 2019 (RTUC19) in Boston, MA

Allzone Management Services is Exhibiting at Raintree Systems User Conference 2019 (RTUC19) in Boston, MA

Allzone Management Services, a leading provider of healthcare management services, announced its participation in the Raintree Systems User Conference 2019, an entire conference is centered around deep and meaningful ENGAGEment with users through highly focused workshops, feedback sessions, and industry speakers. The Conference takes place this October 08-12, 2019 at Boston Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts. […]
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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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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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