October saw a second consecutive month of margin declines in October thanks to continually mounting labor expenses and despite lower levels of serious COVID-19 cases.
A new issue brief may help revenue cycle leaders to educate people in their departments and within their health system's C-suite on the main points of The No Surprises Act and how it will affect their organizations.
Congress left ground ambulances out of the No Surprises Act off pending further study, however, they're a major source of surprise bills for consumers.
Advanced EOB requirement guidance, interim final rule disappointment, and the effect of surprise bills on consumers take center stage as the No Surprises Act effective date approaches.
"It's the people that recognize the shape of things to come and help participate in it … who will have a chance to shape what goes forward," Hargan says.
'If you can get it right up front, you're ensuring accuracy, preventing rework, and preventing denials,' says Alicia Auman, director of patient access at KSB Hospital.
When consumers receive "payment due" notifications through their preferred digital channels about half will pay through that channel in less than an hour, and many will pay in less than five minutes, a new survey shows.
