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September 27, 2016 by Doug Johnson in Accounts Receivable Management

New HFMA Study Examines Rise of Self-Pay

A new study from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) – “Self Pay and the Benefits of Prospective PatientEngagement” – finds that more patients are paying healthcare providers themselves. The...

September 6, 2016 by Doug Johnson in Billing and Coding

Doctors Fight "Devastating" Bill in California Which Would Limit Revenue From Self Pay Patients

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is repeating their plea to California Governor Jerry Brown, asking the governor to veto a “devastating” new bill under consideration in the...

July 18, 2016 by Shawn Yates in Accounts Receivable Management

The 3 Big Factors That Make Patient Self-Pay a Headache for Providers

According to Healthcare Finance News, more than half of provider bills don’t get paid. And for every dollar billed to patients, providers have historically failed to collect 65 cents. Providers...

November 11, 2015 in Accounts Receivable Management

LiveVox Discusses Approaches to Optimizing Patient Engagement Strategies in a Changing Insurance Landscape

LiveVox Inc., a leading provider of cloud contact center solutions for enterprise operations, announced that it will join operations experts from IHMS, in partnership with the Healthcare Financial Management Association...

August 26, 2014 in Billing and Coding

Credit Management Company and Coding Concepts Form Partnership to Enhance Healthcare Revenue Cycle Services

Credit Management Company, an established accounts receivable management firm and Coding Concepts, a premier remote coding services company, today announced a formal partnership to deliver additional revenue cycle services to...

April 21, 2014 by Evan J. Albright in Billing and Coding

CMS Mum on ICD-10 Postponement

Even though President Barack Obama signed into law postponement of ICD-10 implementation to Oct. 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has yet to take official action....

April 10, 2014 by Evan J. Albright in Billing and Coding

CMS Continues to Tinker with 'Two-Midnight' Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services continue to refine application of the “two-midnight rule,” the new standard for whether a Medicare beneficiary should be considered “inpatient” under Medicare Part...

April 3, 2014 by Evan J. Albright in Billing and Coding

It's the Law: President Signs Quick Fix to SGR

President Barack Obama signed into law the quickie bill that reversed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) cut of 24 percent to Medicare reimbursements to the nation’s physicians. The bill also...

April 1, 2014 by Patrick Lunsford in Billing and Coding

Demystifying "Big Data" and Making It Work for Patient Account Managers

April Wilson, RevSpring There is a lot of talk right now about how hospitals could and should be using “big data” to improve both clinical outcomes and the overall patient...

April 1, 2014 by Evan J. Albright in Billing and Coding

Congress Postpones ICD-10 to October 2015

All it took was one sentence, but Congress approved postponing implementation of ICD-10 another year to Oct. 1, 2015. The delay was slipped in to a bill temporarily fixing the...

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