If you have heard me speak or have read my articles you know that one of the questions most asked is “what is the target/benchmark/right observation rate?”
A successful patient engagement strategy requires effective implementation of patient account resolution tools and services that address the entire patient obligation pool. While digital tools have advanced self-service patient payment resolution, there will continue to be a need for modernized call center services with compassionate human ...
There has been lots of healthcare news in the past two weeks. First, I hope all of you read my RACmonitor e-news article from July 6 about the right observation rate. If you didn’t, here’s a preview: I did it. ...
Effective coding, billing and collection processes are vital to ensuring timely and accurate payment for practice services. In the absence of strong procedures and systems, you put your medical group's financial stability at risk.
With an extremely compressed timeframe, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released
On the June 5 edition of Monitor Mondays and in a recent RACmonitor news article, Dr. Bonny Olney from Read More
With little fanfare, last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced another Review Choice Demonstration Project. Joining the ongoing Review Choice Demonstration for Home Health Services Project, CMS will require every admission to an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) in the state of Alabama to be reviewed, ...
MAC advice to one hospital seems too good to be true.
RCM outsourcing and technology go hand-in-hand. This robust technology can lead to reduced costs and increased revenue collections, which is especially important in light of new hospital margin data included in Kaufman Hall's
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