Tag: Revenue Cycle Management

: Final Rule for Streamlining Prior Authorization Processes

Final Rule for Streamlining Prior Authorization Processes Unveiled

In an effort to streamline prior authorization processes, provider bunches, including the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), have asserted that the ultimate goal of the new regulations will assist in facilitating a more efficient and effective prior authorization workflow. Provider bunches are commending CMS for finalizing understanding data-sharing approaches […]
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Strategies For Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management

In today’s healthcare environment, optimizing revenue cycle management (RCM) is no longer a luxury. It is necessary rising costs, complex regulations and rising patient deductibles are forcing healthcare organizations to spend every penny they can. Fortunately, you can use some effective strategies to streamline your RCM process, reduce errors, and increase profitability. Understanding currency conversion: […]
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Navigating E&M Code Changes

It is expected that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release a completely revamped version of the evaluation and management (E&M) codes by 2021, particularly for the office visit codes (999201-99205 and 99211-99215). In addition to the changes to the office visit codes, there were significant changes to the 2023 guidelines. These […]
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3 Strategies for Revenue Cycle Management Optimization

Optimizing revenue cycle management is crucial for recovering from the significant losses of the previous year. Leading provider organizations have developed three effective strategies to address this challenge. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, fine-tuning revenue cycle management has become a priority for financial leaders. Last year, healthcare institutions faced substantial declines in revenue […]
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Top 3 Critical Challenges for Revenue Cycle Leaders in 2024

Revenue cycle leaders ought to contemplate including these three challenges in their organization’s roster of New Year’s resolutions. 1. Automating Payer Processes: Similar to healthcare organizations, payers have also started embracing automated solutions, intensifying challenges in managing denials and causing delays in payment for rendered care. At the 2023 Revenue Tech Exchange in Raleigh, leaders […]
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Impacts of Claim Denials on Revenue Cycle

How Claim Denials and Payer Audits Impacts Healthcare Revenue Cycle

Denial rates, notably within Medicare Advantage, are on the rise, impacting both hospital revenue cycles and patient care, remarked the executive director of a Minnesota-based large multispecialty health care organization focused on Revenue Cycle management. Despite the organization reporting a favorable margin this year, it falls short in achieving profits comparable to those of insurers, […]
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