The survey found that median provider salary and benefits expense as a percent of net revenue increased from 72.1 percent to 84.9 percent, which is the outcome of provider compensation being protected during the COVID-19 pandemic combined with decreased productivity. In addition, the survey showed a net revenue decrease from 24.2 percent to 22.8 percent […]
Patient financial assistance with hospital bills was sought out at a higher rate in 2021 compared to 2020 partly due to hospital billing practices, according to new data from TransUnion Healthcare. Patients may receive financial assistance from hospitals to help them understand all the options available to them when it comes to paying their medical […]
As Eisenhower Health reopens following the peak of COVID-19, leaders are leaning on technology and strategies that improve efficiency to ensure health system financial stability during the recession. When COVID-19 really hit the Coachella Valley area of California in mid-March, volumes dropped by as much as 60 percent at Eisenhower Health. For a health system […]
COVID-19 is creating unique healthcare revenue cycle challenges around billing and coding, patient financial responsibility, and resource allocation. As entire nations encourage their populations to stay inside to avoid COVID-19, healthcare providers are more active than ever in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. This activity is having a significant impact on the […]