Healthcare Payments
I don’t think I’m being particularly provocative when I note that this year’s presidential race is fairly unprecedented in its … colorful rhetoric. Still, it’s important in this industry to cut through the clutter and grasp the issues that touch us as defined by both sides. Republican candidate Donald Trump’s campaign website encapsulates his healthcare viewpoints here; Democratic…
Read MoreDoctor-owned multi-specialty practices spent more than $32,500 per doctor in 2015 on new health IT, staff, maintenance, and related costs last year, according to a new analysis from the Medical Group Management Association. This is up from $23,000 in 2010. In 2009, President Obama signed into law the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health…
Read MoreHear it directly from the providers! In the new reality where patients are responsible for more of their healthcare expenses, hospitals need to be more “patient-centric” in their approach, as this shift from payer reimbursement to patient reimbursement has major implications for revenue cycle management. Frankly, it forces hospitals and health systems to abandon traditional processes for the adoption…
Read MoreIn March of 2014 we were warned that the ballooning of ICD-10 diagnostic codes from 13,000 to 68,000 was going to disrupt the finances and data systems of healthcare providers. As it turns out – it was manageable. A new report from public accounting, consulting and technology firm Crowe Horwath reveals four key findings (as originally cited by…
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