The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently wrote a letter in support of a bill that would prohibit health plans from imposing fees on standard electronic fund transfers (EFT). The No Fees for EFTs Act would help providers combat unnecessary automatic charges and allocate funds appropriately, according to the AHA.
Denied claims are a constant burden on many health organizations – often forcing teams to choose between whether to invest time and resources into either denial prevention or denial management. What if you could...
Denials are a constant thorn for healthcare organizations, and are often caused by factors outside of an organization’s control, such as to new payer rules or patients switching medical plans. When left unchecked, claim denials can represent an average loss of up to 5% of net patient revenue.
Revenue integrity professionals saw some salary gains over the past year—and they’re more likely to have changed jobs, according to the results of NAHRI’s 2023 Revenue Integrity Salary Survey.
Hospitals need to start preparing for major changes to price transparency requirements, according to the 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule, released November 2. The final rule details a slew of changes to price transparency compliance along with reimbursement changes and updates to numerous other programs.
