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WEBHealthcare Finance provides timely and in-depth coverage of the challenges faced by healthcare providers and payers in light of skyrocketing healthcare costs, regulatory developments and diminishing reimbursements. Helmed by an experienced team of independent editors and journalists, we deliver news, analysis, educational content to an audience of senior healthcare financial managers and ...
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WEBImproving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial experience is a critical step for their organization, few have done so successfully. Read this brief to learn strategies that increase patient ...
Hospitals confront mounting reimbursement challenges and …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Escalating reimbursement delays and declining cash reserves are placing hospitals and health systems across the nation in a precarious financial predicament, according to data from Syntellis Performance Solutions' analysis of 1,300 hospitals.. The findings, published in partnership with the American Hospital Association, underscore the pressing need for measures aimed at alleviating financial ...
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Clinical Quality Measures 101. Although quality-reporting programs such as meaningful use provide incentives to help providers implement and use electronic health records (EHRs) to collect and report on clinical data, practices often need help deciding what data to collect, which measures to….
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WEBInsurers will make $11.8 billion in Medicare Advantage quality bonus payments. This is an 8% decline following the expiration of pandemic-era policies that temporarily increased star ratings…. Read more >>. Sep 12 | Susan Morse.
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WEBSep 16, 2024 · Credible, Defensible Estimates. In healthcare, every interaction with the patient matters. Especially in today's environment of continuous improvement, efforts have been concentrated on coordination among providers, the patient care experience and quality outcomes - all laudable goals.
Healthcare pricing protected so far from inflation, BLS data shows
WEBAug 26, 2022 · Between 2001 and 2020, prices for medical care increased between 1% and 5% each year. Overall prices saw more volatility, though generally increased at a slower rate than prices for medical care until recently. In July 2022, however, prices rose by 8.5% across the economy from the previous year, compared …
The future of healthcare spending - Healthcare Finance News
WEBApr 16, 2014 · They presented three complementary strategies to achieve better healthcare delivery and improve population health. The first is reforming provider payment systems to reward value and move away from paying for volume of services. The second strategy is enhancing competition to increase consumer incentives …
Hospitals face a rocky recovery to financial health, AHA says
WEBSep 28, 2023 · The American Hospital Association has released a blog on research it said confirms what hospitals and health systems have been saying: That 2022 was among the most financially challenging years the hospital field has experienced and that recovery remains challenging.. Fitch, Moody's and S&P Global Ratings released reports describing how nearly every metric of hospital and health system ...
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WEBAug 26, 2019 · ABOUT HEALTHCARE FINANCE. Healthcare Finance is the leading news source for developments in the healthcare finance industry.Through its highly integrated platform, its team of award-winning editors deliver breaking news, in-depth reporting, analysis and best practices around compelling topics such as capital investments, reimbursements, quality and safety, physician relations, billing ...