By Paul Fox – Many non-Medicare provider contracts have unwritten ramifications of which you should be aware. In today’s world of High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) what you are really negotiating is your future self-pay liability until your patient’s deductible has been satisfied.
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By Rena Hrivnak – EHR technology has reached near universal adoption as organizations continue to invest in their IT environment. The clinical and business side of most healthcare organizations have adapted to the use of EHR’s.
By Robert Freedman – The risks of non-compliance in the healthcare industry have never been greater. In 2016, the HHS Fraud and Abuse Control Program returned $3.3 billion to the Federal government and private parties. The DOJ opened 975 new criminal health care fraud investigations.
By Mark Long – During my time at NASA, Zynx Health, several startups and Amazon I learned a thing or two about innovation. The key lesson is best summed as “Success is not delivering a project or product…
By Robert Freedman – As healthcare organizations have reached near universal adoption of EHR and practice management systems, the amount of available billing and claims data has grown exponentially. This data has the potential to offer insight.
By Brent D. Magers – With the advent of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in the late 2000s came rampant resistance. Meaningful Use requirements forced healthcare organizations to begin implementing an EHR but many were unhappy about it.
By Steven Botana-Gumbs – Every organization, at one time or another, will require staff augmentation. The reasons are common and include maternity leaves, sick leaves and extended vacations.
By Sondra Akrin – Eight out of ten hospitals under 100 beds are engaging in RCM outsourcing because of lack of skilled staff. The retirement of the baby boomer generation is putting a personnel strain on all businesses and healthcare is no exception.
By Don Michaels PhD – When CMS released the Notice of Proposed Rule for the implementation of the MACRA – in April of this year, howls of protest could be heard throughout the healthcare landscape.