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Revenue Cycle
Outpatient Visit Bills are Increasing in Intensity Levels
Claims across physician offices, urgent care centers, and emergency departments have trended towards higher level codes.
Clinical Care
Video: HealthLeaders Weekly Wrap
The Weekly Wrap, HealthLeaders' new video series, brings you a quick look at what we're covering around the healthcare industry.
Revenue Cycle
The Exec: Taking Your Patient Billing Processes to The Next Level
The Director of Revenue Recovery at Memorial Hermann Healthcare System talks through perfecting patient billing processes and what?s in store...
Revenue Cycle
More Than Half of Patients Likely to Switch Providers Due to Poor Billing Experience
A survey finds providers should do more to ensure their patients are satisfied with the billing process.
Nursing
Video: HealthLeaders Weekly Wrap
The Weekly Wrap, HealthLeaders' new video series, brings you a quick look at what we're covering around the healthcare industry.
Revenue Cycle
The Exec: Building Patient Trust and ROI Through Bill Pay Tech
Drew Smith, director of revenue cycle at MainStreet Family Care, talks implementing text-based bill pay and creating a positive patient...
Revenue Cycle
OIG IDs $216M in Possible Medicare Drug Testing Overpayments; CMS Rejects Claw Back
CMS agrees that enhanced oversight is needed, but says OIG audit 'does not constitute credible information of overpayments.'
Revenue Cycle
Top 15 Hospitals With Grade 'A' Billing Practices
Patient experience is rightfully important to leaders, so is your hospital know for high-quality billing practices, or is it falling...
Revenue Cycle
54 New Procedure Codes Released for 2023
The AMA and CMS recently released new procedure codes for both your inpatient and outpatient coding teams.
Revenue Cycle
65% of Medical Billing Companies Have Positive Outlook on Industry
A new report analyses the state of outsourced medical billing and uncovers areas of opportunity.
Revenue Cycle
Seeing an Increase in Observation Denials? Medicare Might Be to Blame
If you experienced a recent surge of denials for observation visits, a payer error could be at fault.
Revenue Cycle
Lots of losers, though few standouts, in 2023 winners-and-losers code tally
The Part B professional fee payment for the delayed creation of an exit site for an embedded catheter (49436) has...