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Revenue Cycle
Measuring Revenue Cycle Health Through Denials ManagementAn organization's denial rate is a good barometer of its overall financial health and the soundness of its revenue cycle....
Revenue Cycle
Never-Ending Costs: When Resolved Medical Bills Keep Popping UpPatients receive bills for claims their insurers already paid.
Finance
Hospital Revenue Continues to Dip Due to Shift from Inpatient to Outpatient CareThe pandemic accelerated the trend of healthcare moving into outpatient care settings, forcing health systems to look for tactics to...
Clinical Care
Omicron Variant Takes Heavy Toll on Hospitals in January, Kaufman Hall ReportsThe omicron coronavirus variant forces hospitals to endure lower revenue and higher expenses.
Strategy
Health System M&A Fewer -- but Bigger -- in 2021The average size of the smaller hospital partner by annual revenue increased to $619 million from $388 million in 2020.
Finance
Trends That Will Add to Financial Distress at Many Hospitals in 2022COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing, sapping the staff and resources at nearly all hospitals. But this care brings in little revenue,...
Finance
Rising Costs, Dwindling Revenues, Inflation Among Top Healthcare Challenges for 2022The pandemic and growing staffing crisis are impacting a number of key financial areas in healthcare, possibly forcing a reevaluation...
Revenue Cycle
Most Americans with Medical Debt Owe More Than $2,000 A new survey found that 63% of Americans report anxiety about paying for medical debt, compared to 47% who worry...
Revenue Cycle
Hospital margins decline for second month in a rowOctober saw a second consecutive month of margin declines in October thanks to continually mounting labor expenses and despite lower...
Payer
Democrats' Plans to Expand Medicare Benefits May Pinch Advantage Plans' FundingCritics of the Medicare Advantage program have long argued that the government is too generous in paying the private plans.
Finance
3 Top Strategies to Diversify Your RevenueHealthcare reimbursements continue to decline, putting pressure on healthcare system CFOs to find new revenue streams.
Payer
2022 Medicare Advantage Plan Overview, Part Two: Portfolio Strategy and Leading CarriersPortfolios are designed to "make care more affordable, accessible and convenient," in the words of one executive.