Three Things Your Anesthesia Billing Company Should Be Doing

R1 RCMNovember 10, 2022

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?  

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A Holistic Approach to Patient Payments Engages Patients Early

Michelle BraymerOctober 26, 2022

The numbers are sobering. Two-thirds of medical debt for Americans is the result of a one-time or short-term medical ...

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Communication and Shared Goals: Creating Successful RCM Partnerships

R1 RCMOctober 14, 2022

What do marriages, friendships and even revenue cycle partnerships all have in common? They are powered by communication, shared goals, commitment and adaptability – things that are key to any successful and long-term relationship.


Becker’s Healthcare sat down with Nola Wyatt, recently retired vice president of revenue cycle at ...

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Healthcare Trends and Data Show Clinical Shortage 'Tip of the Iceberg'

R1 RCMOctober 6, 2022

As the country is emerging from the worst of the pandemic, restaurants, local shops and national chains are constrained by staffing shortages. It’s an inconvenience to say the least, but this is just the tip of the iceberg as other sectors of the labor market are tightening in more crucial ways.

A healthcare labor shortage – one that ...

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Early Insights on Independent Dispute Resolution Under No Surprises Act

R1 Regulatory Affairs & Regulatory Compliance TeamSeptember 23, 2022

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 ...

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How Entri Pay Disrupts the Patient Payment Model

Nikolaus TrottaSeptember 21, 2022

The unprecedented challenges health systems face today are well publicized – from rising costs to scarce labor to shrinking margins – each of which is compounded by the ever-increasing portion of revenue that falls under patient responsibility. Patients can’t keep up. Even insured patients now represent

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3 Ways Revenue Cycle Partnerships Produce Financial Sustainability

R1 RCMAugust 25, 2022

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

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Sentara Execs Share Insights for Strong Patient Financial Engagement

Will ReillyAugust 10, 2022

The financial environment for health systems and their patients keeps getting tougher.Cascading effects of the pandemic have led toa looming recession, severe labor shortages, rising ...

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Offset Rising Costs and Labor Shortage Challenges with the Right RCM Outsourcing Partner

R1 RCMAugust 8, 2022

Economic pressures and lingering pandemic-related workforce struggles are squeezing the bottom line at today’s healthcare organizations. Clinical labor costs have increased by an average of 8% per patient day compared with 2019, amounting to $17 million in additional annual expenses for a 500-bed hospital, ...

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Becker's: What R1 RCM Learned from its Midyear Financial Trends Report

Becker's Hospital CFO ReportJuly 15, 2022

Gary Long hears a lot about the challenges facing healthcare financial leaders in his role as R1 RCM's executive vice president and chief commercial officer.

The issues that he and his team have heard anecdotally have been backed up in a midyear financial trends report released by R1 RCM in June. The company surveyed 205 CFOs and vice ...

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