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Only 23% of Hospitals Offer Out-of-Pocket Price Guarantees for Select ServicesThe Kaufman Hall survey found that although consumerism remains a hot topic and buzzword, many hospitals and health systems' digital...
Revenue Cycle
MGMA Asks HHS to Delay No Surprises Act Implementation, EnforcementIt also says that group practices shouldn't be required to obtain information about out-of-network plans.
Revenue Cycle
No Surprises Act Provision Delayed HHS said it would defer the good faith estimate requirement for insured patients "until rulemaking to fully implement this requirement?is...
Finance
Sutter Health Banks $636M in Q2Nevertheless, Sutter warned that "financial challenges remain considerable and more difficult decisions lie ahead."
Revenue Cycle
Building the Revenue Cycle of the Future: People, Process, TechnologyAs the revenue cycle of the future becomes more automated and technology takes over rote tasks, revenue cycle employees need...
Revenue Cycle
4 Patient Payments Trends to WatchDevice agnostic digital patient intake; buy now, pay later; compassionate billing; and AI-enabled customizable payment plans are four trends that...
Payer
Jaw Surgery Takes a $27K Bite out of One Man's BudgetAbout three months after the surgery, Ely Bair was shocked to get the large hospital bill ? about $24,000 higher...
Revenue Cycle
Consumers Struggle Mightily with Basic Healthcare TasksNew research shows that 79% of people who received healthcare services in the past two years experienced an average of...
Revenue Cycle
5 Areas Where Ascension Has Created a Seamless Consumer Financial Journey 'We don't think about revenue cycle as any one individual's responsibility, but as our organization's responsibility,' says Jon Sohn, senior...
Finance
CMS Prior Authorization—Operational and Financial ImpactCMS has expanded the prior authorization requirement to two new service categories within hospital outpatient department services.
Revenue Cycle
4 Dos and Don'ts for Managing Inpatient-to-Observation Status Downgrades In the newest episode of the HealthLeaders Revenue Cycle Podcast, Charlie Brown, MBA, a former hospital executive and vice president...
Payer
2+2=? Senate Uses Murky Math as It Shelves Drug Pricing Rule to Fund InfrastructureThe massive spending bill is the first of two likely to at least delay the so-called Medicare rebate rule released...