How are Americans affected by medical debt?
Posted: February 18, 2020
Medical debt impacts the lives of millions of Americans. It touches those without health insurance, as well as those who have it. Recent data show…
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Using all-payer claims databases to reduce the growth of healthcare costs
Posted: January 20, 2020
By having better access to healthcare data, providers, payers, and individuals can stretch their healthcare dollars further and make the whole system more efficient and…
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Should consumers be using online symptom checkers?
Posted: January 14, 2020
Online services are central to modern life. People search for everything from coffee to college to home improvement ideas. Predictably, many consumers turn to the…
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Is US healthcare spending below 2010 estimates?
Posted: January 6, 2020
A recent Gallup and West Health national survey of American patients on the costs of healthcare found that they borrowed an estimated $88 billion…
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Accounts receivable and the ecosystem of quality care
Posted: December 30, 2019
Your patients’ experience begins the moment they walk through your doors, and it continues beyond the time they spend with their healthcare practitioners. Each…
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3 Ways Patient Satisfaction Strategies Help You Get Paid
Posted: December 26, 2019
For many hospitals and healthcare facilities, patient satisfaction has recently become a higher priority. As the healthcare and insurance markets continue to evolve, patients are…
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Why small hospitals are outsourcing their revenue cycle management functions
Posted: December 22, 2019
A hospital stay of any length can be extremely stressful for both patients and their family members. This vulnerable and emotionally gut-wrenching time can be…
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Telemedicine Will Impact Patient Accounts Receivable
Posted: March 29, 2019
Telemedicine is being closely monitored by many hospitals and medical care facilities across the country as a great new means for boosting accounts receivable.
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Does Credit History Matter in Self-Pay?
Posted: March 29, 2019
Believe it or not, a report issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau states that up to 26 million people—or 1 in every 10—in…
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How All Payer Claims Databases Could Resolve Patient Payment Issues
Posted: September 14, 2016
For over a decade now, states across the US have been trying to get all payer claims databases, or APCD’s, off the ground. Essentially, these…
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