Revenue Cycle Solutions Summit 2015
If you missed the HIMSS Revenue Cycle Solutions Summit in Atlanta this week, here is a recap from the attendees and participants. Share our story with Storify.
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Provider Mergers: Will Patients Get Higher Quality or Higher Costs?
By Eric C. Schneider MD – Proposed mergers among four of the nation’s largest health insurance companies have drawn media and policy attention. Critics see higher premiums ahead as insurers no longer have to compete with one another. Advocates believe mergers can neutralize the price increases generated by a less visible merger.
HIMSS Releases Cost Accounting Survey on Provider Readiness for Value-Based Payment Models
HIMSS has released a survey to assess how providers are preparing for the shift to value-based payment models. Providers in all settings can participate. The survey will be available through 12/31/2015, with results shared at the HIMSS 16 in Las Vegas in February.
New AHRQ Database Tracks Hospital Readmission Rates
By Claudia Steiner MD, MPH – If you hear health services researchers talking about a “nerd,” you shouldn’t necessarily assume they’re talking about themselves. For now, they’re probably referring to a new database. The database in question—the Nationwide Readmissions Database or NRD (hence the nickname, “nerd”)—is the newest addition to AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
Reducing Improper Payment: A Collaborative Effort
By Dr. Patrick Conway – CMS is dedicated to promoting better care, protecting patient safety, reducing health care costs, and providing people with access to the right care, when and where they need it. This includes continually strengthening and improving Medicare and Medicaid programs that provide vital services to millions of Americans.
Health Systems Dipping Into The Business Of Selling Insurance
By Michelle Andrews – In addition to treating what ails you, a number of health care systems aim to sell you a health insurance plan to pay for it. With some of the most competitively priced policies on the marketplaces, “provider-led” plans can be popular with consumers.
Revenue Cycle Solutions Summit
The Revenue Cycle Solutions Summit gives you the chance to discover the methods and best practices leading providers are using to navigate the transition to value-based care. Firsthand experience, case studies and peer-to-peer networking will give you the tools and insight you need during this challenging time in healthcare finance.
UnitedHealthcare Expands Effort To Rein In Rising Costs Of Cancer Treatment
By Julie Appleby – UnitedHealthcare said it will expand its high-profile test of whether bundled payments for chemotherapy can help slow rising cancer treatment costs, part of a growing effort by insurers to find new ways to pay for care.
Revenue Cycle Issues Infographics
Using a picture and visual graphics to represent data and information is called an infographic. It is a great way to display statistical data that shows comparisons or charts that come from research and reports. In these infographics, see the transformation of value-base care, the top billing mistakes in women’s health, the true costs of transitioning to ICD-10, & RAC audits.