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Close to half of healthcare finance professionals say in a survey that their organizations are experiencing a severe shortage of revenue cycle management (RCM) talent — and many are exploring automation as a way to keep RCM operations working properly. It’s a move that Vanderbilt Health in Nashville, Tennessee, made just prior to the pandemic — and…

Over the last few months, HFMA’s executive leaders have fanned out across the globe to share how financing can be a catalyst for preventing future pandemics and to bring strategies to a wider audience on how to engage in a paradigm shift toward global health. Pandemic indicators support funding and improve health On Sept. 1,…

HFMA, with sponsorship by MRO, surveyed 317 healthcare revenue cycle, finance and accounting executives to understand how organizations are handling claim audits, risk exposure, claim tracking, and reserves.

Healthcare providers need to continue to re-imagine how to navigate establishing rational pricing and its impact on pricing transparency mandates. During this webinar, experts will provide a review of what to expect going into year three of transparency regulations from CMS standpoint, the impact of consumerism, and new strategies on organizational pricing policies. Learn about…

Despite forward momentum by Congress to address the prior authorization burden, healthcare providers remain stuck with the status quo: a mostly manual process prone to errors. This webinar breaks down the real-world benefits of automated prior authorization for your staff, your revenue cycle and your patients. Learn what stopgap tactics can help, why automation is…

Did you know that more than 30% of patients who present as self-pay actually have full or partial coverage? It’s a fact — and it’s one that causes huge problems in healthcare. When your coverage-detection process falls short, you face problems such as increased denials, frustrated patients, additional bad debt, overwhelmed staff and decreased collections.…

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This pulse survey shows that CFO’s need to be included on additional information about the risk assessment of IT spend, prioritization of major initiatives, alignment of corporate goals, expected ROI and more.