By Chris Rogowski – Hospitals across the U.S. are hoping that 2026 ends much differently than it began. In January, a difficult financial operating environment carried over from the prior year, as expenses and bad debt grew, while patient volumes declined. Expenses per calendar day rose 5% year-over-year in January, pushed higher by rising costs for drugs and labor.
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By Alena Nikuliak – The challenges healthcare providers face in managing patient mental health are multitude. The mental health situation in America continues to trend in a concerning direction. 20% of Americans reported suffering from a mental illness in 2019 and 2020, making for roughly 50 million patients.
By Craig Adkins – The pandemic has brought many challenges to physician practices, especially small, independent providers operating outside the domains of COVID-19 treatment. Fewer outpatient visits and even fewer procedure have led to serious financial hardship for many providers.
Hospital patient volumes dropped dramatically and quickly since the end of February as both patients and doctors reprioritized or delayed normal services. According to data gathered by the Crowe Revenue Cycle Analytics software, with the exception of those in New York City and San Francisco…
By Jellyfish Health – We’ll get right to the point: increasing revenue is as simple as increasing patient volume. What gets complicated is attempting to manage a heavy patient load in the traditional “first in, first seen” manner.