In this episode we share the best path to optimize your revenue cycle results. We’re joined by two leaders from Xtend Healthcare: Mike Morris, President & CEO; and Billy Padilla, Chief Information ...

$42.7 billion: that’s the annual cost of uncompensated care according to the AHA’s last report[1]. The number has been rising for years, as the payer mix shifts, patients gain more financial ...

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have had to weather the financial storm in recent years, perhaps more so than other healthcare sectors. When the pandemic hit hard, the bottom dropped out of ...

With so many components to the process – payer contracting, registration, authorization and certification, financial counseling, co-pay and coinsurance collection, dictation and transcription, coding, ...

As more claims roll in and staffing needs deepen, revenue cycle leaders should work on solutions to make up for potential lost revenue. Patient volumes and subsequent claims will only continue to ...

“Lean into action, let courage follow.” says one CFO. The relationship between a CFO and the revenue cycle team is vital for smooth financial operations. This year at the HFMA conference executives ...

Puzzled about why your surgery center doesn’t seem to have enough cash at the end of the month? If you’re having trouble covering costs and making distributions, it’s time to take another look at ...

If you review the various reports and statistics regarding ICD-10 readiness, you know that there’s still plenty of work to do before the Oct. 1 deadline. A recent MGMA study polled 1,200 practices ...

Editor’s note: In this three-part series, Debbie Qaqish examines the six keys of building and growing a thriving Revenue Marketing practice – strategy, content, people, process, technology and results ...

Work silos—fragmented teams working independently of one another—represent a significant barrier to high-quality communication and collaboration, without which healthcare organizations cannot achieve ...