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A Q&A with Tasha Bell, who holds 5 HFMA certifications
A Q&A with Tasha Bell regarding her certifications and updates about other healthcare finance professionals.
HFMA recognizes 31 members for lifetime member status
Thirty-one individuals in the 2018-19 fiscal year have received waived dues with Chapter Life Membership.
Revenue Cycle Strategist September 2019
HFMA's Revenue Cycle Strategist newsletter's September 2019 issue includes articles on price transparency, revenue cycle digital transformation, chargemaster, revenue integrity and rising patient out-of-pocket costs.
Revenue integrity — minding the gaps between clinical operations, coding and billing
In an industry where “no margin means no mission,” revenue integrity is emerging as a tool and an initiative to enhance margin and preserve the mission of health systems.
2018 patient out-of-pocket costs increase 12%
A recent analysis found that about 59% of patients in 2018 had an average out-of-pocket expense between $501 and $1,000 during a healthcare visit. This was a dramatic increase from 39% in 2017.
How providers should adapt to the demands of a consumer-driven healthcare system
Insights during a 2019 HFMA Annual Conference cohort revealed various approaches that providers can use to meet the increasingly urgent challenge of improving the patient experience.
What to know before rolling out a PSHP
Healthcare organizations that are launching a provider-sponsored health plan should consider four recommendations.
Change Healthcare: Curbing Bad Debt by Improving the Patient Financial Experience
In this roundtable, several revenue cycle leaders discuss how they are tackling escalating patient responsibility, exploring the value of putting individuals on pathways toward payment that boost satisfaction and revenue.
Ontario Systems: Helping Healthcare Organizations Realize the Benefits of an Accountable Collections Team
Steve Scibetta, vice president and general manager at Ontario Systems, offers strategies for optimizing the revenue cycle, including employing supportive accounts receivable technology and building an accountable collections team.
BLS|Revecore: Technology-Driven Underpayment Review Services
In this article, BLS|Revecore talks about how its underpayment review technology and deep industry expertise help organizations collect dollars that would otherwise go unrecovered.