The revenue cycle management process (RCM) must be optimized for financial stability and growth in today’s competitive healthcare landscape. As a result of a smooth RCM process, revenue leakage is minimized and profitability is maximized. With this newsletter, leading medical billing experts share their insights on how to streamline and optimize Revenue Cycle Management. The […]
RCM optimization: While maximizing revenue is paramount in today’s competitive business environment, many organizations experience inefficiencies in their RCM processes. Here’s where data becomes your secret weapon. With data-driven strategies, you can maximize your revenue cycle management (RCM), unlock revenue potential, and grow significantly. Understanding RCM and its Impact on Revenue In Revenue Cycle Management […]
Healthcare Leaders believe that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation have the capability to transform the revenue cycle management process the way we think. Only a robust and durable revenue cycle automation solution is needed to handle all complexities involved in patient eligibility verification to the denial management process. Healthcare provider needs several key steps to […]
Health systems that used automation for revenue cycle operations had an average cost-to-collect of 3.51 percent compared to 3.74 percent for those that did not use automation. Using automation for revenue cycle operations could lower hospital and health systems’ cost-to-collect by 0.25 percent, according to a survey from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). The […]
As the revenue cycle of the future becomes more automated and technology takes over rote tasks, revenue cycle employees need more complicated problem-solving skills and a deeper knowledge base than ever before. Technology is only as good as the data that’s fed into it, and the data is only as good as the people […]
The world is changing and the operations behind healthcare reimbursement is changing with it. Healthcare organizations are recovering from an unprecedented public health crisis during which entire service lines shut down so providers could focus on stopping the spread of a deadly virus. Meanwhile, healthcare has been going through a digital revolution. The clinical shift […]
Days in accounts receivable (A/R) is one of the most important key performance indicators for growing practices. In an increasingly complex healthcare environment—and one in which financial responsibility is shifting to the patient—keeping track of how long it takes to collect healthcare revenue that a practice has billed but has yet to receive from payers […]
Effective Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is non-negotiable for all health care practices, but despite this, clinics across the board are reporting increasing levels of dissatisfaction with their current RCM tools. According to a 2019 KLAS report, more than one-third of the 140 respondents to their RCM survey said they wouldn’t purchase their vendor’s services again, […]