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OrboAccess Enhancements Tackle Correspondence Letter Challenges

September 3, 2021

Over the past year, our R&D team has delivered many enhancements to our OrboAccess and our Healthcare Payments Automation Center (HPAC) technology. One of the major enhancements offers the ability for users/clients to custom categorize correspondence letters — improving the efficiency of working denials.

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OrboNation Newsletter: Healthcare Payments Edition – August 2021

August 27, 2021

In case you missed it, over the past month, we have published incredible content on our OrboNation Blog and Modernizing RCM with AI. Review the latest OrboNation Newsletter online or via PDF download.

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With $140B In Medical Debt, Doctors Saying “I’ll Bill You” Doesn’t Cut It Anymore

August 27, 2021

The problem, to be specific, is unexpected bills and the ability of patients — now responsible for so much more out-of-pocket medical expenses — to pay. Physicians are finding themselves with a pile of unpaid bills that is growing by the month. To begin attacking this challenge, Mr. Colabella suggests “front-loading” expectations as much as…

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5 Innovative COVID-19 Era Healthcare Technologies That Will Outlive the Pandemic

August 20, 2021

Some of the adjustments we’ve made in the era of COVID-19 have become familiar. It’s hard to imagine at this point, for instance, that there was a time when we didn’t know what a ZOOM call was. In fact, it’s now a fairly ubiquitous executive conceit to “prep” the home-office (or rec room) background when…

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Four Ways Blockchain Technology Can Reform Financial Management in Healthcare Companies

August 12, 2021

Sheetal Nariani is an expert on blockchain technology who has worked for over a decade in the financial management sector within the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry, including pharmaceutical giants like Cipla and Novartis, and has advised multiple renowned companies in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector on how to plan, develop, and execute their financial strategies.

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No Surprises Act: Compressed Timeframes Disrupts Billing Companies

August 5, 2021

We’ve reported recently on the No Surprises Act and the necessity for taking steps to prepare for the resultant advanced EOBs. This is advice that nears repeating, as the deadline for implementation approaches. The Kaiser Family Foundation has a comprehensive overview of the No Surprises Act available here.

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US Bank Survey: Consumers Want Digitized Healthcare Payments

July 30, 2021

Inside Marketer at eMarketer reports on a new survey from US Bank that was conducted on 1,113 US adults. The survey revealed that the pandemic spurred a surge in digital medical payments. Some of the figures they cited that in the last year, 44% of consumers paid their bill at the doctor’s office, 28% paid through an online portal, and 23% paid via a mobile app—but still, over 32%paid by mail, and 21% paid via phone.

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OrboNation Newsletter: Healthcare Payments Edition – July 2021

July 29, 2021

In case you missed it, over the past month, we have published incredible content on our OrboNation Blog and Modernizing RCM with AI. Review the latest OrboNation Newsletter online or via PDF download.

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Choosing the Right Partner: AZ Practice Solves Revenue Cycle Staffing Problem

July 22, 2021

Tucson Gastroenterology seemed to have their billing system well in hand, staffed with professionals that had long association with the organization and deep knowledge of their methodology and procedures. What could go wrong? Well, as examined at RevCycleIntelligence, those experienced in-house professionals eventually had to retire, handing a complex (and somewhat intuitive) set of instructions…

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The No Surprises Act: Advanced EOBs on the Horizon

July 9, 2021

The No Surprises Act — which is part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act introduced earlier this year — is a pretty straightforward proposition: It is designed eliminate some of the surprises that group health plan participants encounter from unexpected charges. Health Affairs This Week Podcast provides a tidy summary of the act. An initiative that affects revenue cycle needs further discussion : Advanced EOBs.

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