News
Article
CMS
Physician Advisory
Dr. Ronald HirschAugust 6, 2020
RACMonitor: CMS Opens Door to G0463 Billing for Remote Physician Visits
The confusion over what code to use when hospital-employed physicians perform virtual visits with patients has reared its head again in
Article
COVID-19
RCM Trends
Revenue Cycle
Ken TownsendAugust 5, 2020
HFMA: 8 Security Tips for Remote Revenue Cycle Staff
Poorly secured home networks. Highly accessible workstations. Use of personal laptops that don’t adhere to security standards. Each of these (and more) is a vulnerability for revenue cycle staff working at home during COVID-19. Unfortunately, with vulnerability comes opportunity for hackers to target this newly ...
Press Release
R1 RCMAugust 3, 2020
RUSH and R1 Launch Innovation Lab to Drive Industry-Leading Quality and Patient Experience
CHICAGO – August 3, 2020 – Rush University System for Health (RUSH) and R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ:RCM), a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) services to healthcare providers, ...
Article
COVID-19
Patient Experience
Physician Services
Richard Lopez del RinconAugust 3, 2020
Medical Economics: Strategies for responding to the effects of COVID-19
With the spread of the COVID-19 virus continuing to be a top concern, patients are avoiding doctors’ offices. As a result, practices are experiencing significant financial hardships—one recent Medical Group Management Association ...
Press Release
R1 RCMAugust 3, 2020
R1 Completes Acquisition of RevWorks℠
CHICAGO - August 03, 2020 - R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ:RCM), a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management services to healthcare providers, today announced it has completed the acquisition of the Cerner RevWorks services business and commercial, ...
Article
CMS
Physician Advisory
Dr. Ronald HirschJuly 24, 2020
RACMonitor: Total Joint Replacement Under Scrutiny Again
Hospitals are urged to devote the resources to ensure that medical necessity is met, and the proper status is ordered. The attention given to total joint replacement has been a recurring headache for both physicians and hospitals over the last several years, and it appears that there is little chance of ...
EMS
Press Release
Revenue Cycle
R1 RCMJuly 20, 2020
R1 Announces Sale of its Emergency Medical Services Business to Sarnova Holdings, Inc.
CHICAGO – July 20, 2020 – R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ:RCM), a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) services to healthcare providers, today announced the sale of its emergency medical services (EMS) business, including EMS Revenue Cycle Management and Electronic Patient Care Reporting, to ...
Article
COVID-19
Physician Services
Revenue Cycle
Richard Lopez del RinconJuly 17, 2020
Physicians Practice: Succeed with an EHR-agnostic Revenue Cycle Platform Post-COVID-19
While COVID-19 has presented challenges to every healthcare industry sector, physician practices have taken some of the most significant financial hits over the past few months. A recent Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) survey found that 97 percent of practices have experienced a negative financial ...
Blog Post
Diversity & Inclusion
Leadership Message
R1 RCMJuly 13, 2020
Inclusion and Diversity at R1
In July of 2019, R1 took a moment to reflect on the company we were and the company we wanted to become. A part of that honest reflection was understanding that we had not taken the steps required to be a more inclusive and diverse company. At that time, we launched an executive Inclusion & Diversity ...
Article
R1 RCM
Revenue Cycle
Healthcare InnovationJuly 10, 2020
Healthcare Innovation: An Ascension ED Physician Leader's Message to Patients - 'We're Safe and Ready For You'
The health system’s vice president of emergency services speaks out to patients who still may be uncomfortable with getting necessary care, noting recent innovations that will protect them
