The No Surprises Act of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act (“NSA”) established requirements for healthcare providers to deliver Good Faith Estimates (“GFEs”) for scheduled services or upon patient request.
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Federal price transparency requirements for hospitals from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provide patients with an unprecedented amount of insight into the costs for medical services.1
In theory, more pricing information should ...
It's common for anesthesia practices to turn to anesthesia billing companies for revenue cycle support. But is your billing company doing what it should be doing for your physician group?
On August 19, 2022, the Departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Labor, and the Treasury (“the Departments”) issued a Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Process Status Update.1 In the statement, the Departments reported that between April 15th and August 11th, 2022, providers initiated ...
There is no doubt that many healthcare systems and practices are in a strenuous financial period. Organizations need to quickly identify opportunities to reduce costs and increase profitability, which is making them seriously consider
In the United States, an estimated 43 million Americans hold a total of $88 billion in medical debt on their credit reports. Patients often incur these expenses unexpectedly, leading to high rates of bankruptcy. Healthcare organizations are now facing increased scrutiny over patient billing and collection practices.
Read MoreA single stay in the hospital can result in a bewildering array of bills covering a number of services and providers. Some statements may provide scant details to justify charges while others could include descriptions or codes that make little sense to the average person.
Revenue cycle management (RCM) in healthcare is the business process that enables organizations to be paid for providing services. There are 17 unique steps in the revenue cycle, which ...
VisitPay to offer a seamless and complete payment experience for Adventist Health patients expanding the reach of R1’s Entri™ platform
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