Tag: RC Management

That Was Terrible! I’m Going to Tell Everyone!

By: Samuel DePaz
Date: June 27, 2019
Category: Custom Services
Filed under: Learning, Patient Experience, Patient Satisfaction, RC Management, Revenue cycle, Social Intelligence, training

Think about the worst visit to a healthcare professional you have ever experienced. Did it involve getting a surprising and large bill several months later? Rude staff members on the phone? Lack of empathy and caring throughout your care? Who did you tell about it? Your friends? Your Facebook Friends? Your Twitter-verse? Right now, the […]

Pulse Check: Are You Effectively Preventing Denials?

By: Sam DePaz
Date: June 27, 2018
Category: Revenue Cycle
Filed under: denials, denials management, HBI, Healthcare Business Insights, Pulse Check, RC Management, RC report, reporting, Revenue cycle

“Denials Management” and “Denials Prevention” – the two buzz phrases that trade places as the top initiative for revenue cycle directors nationwide every 18 months or so. Right now, HBI is hearing that FY2019 will be a “Denials Management” year. Hopefully those denials will be effectively managed and directors will switch back to a “Denials […]

Pulse Check: Reduce Discharged Not Final Billed

By: Sam DePaz
Date: May 30, 2018
Category: Custom Services
Filed under: Billing, billing and collections, Discharge Not Final Billed, PFS, Pulse Check, RC Management, RCM, Rev Cycle, Revenue cycle

Does your organization struggle with getting bills out the door within a timely manner? You are not alone. Many organizations have identified discharged not final billed (DNFB) as an opportunity within their organization for 2018. It is already difficult for providers to get reimbursed on time because of the ever-growing impact of denials. Learning how […]

Pulse Check: Powerful Data Drives Successful Contract Negotiations

By: Noelle Wysocki
Date: May 23, 2018
Category: Custom Services
Filed under: Contract Negotiations, Contracting, DRG, HBI, Healthcare Business Insights, Healthcare Contracting, Healthcare Contracts, hospital finance, hospital rates, Managed Care Contracting, Payer, Pulse Check, rates, RC, RC Management, RCM, Rev Cycle, Revenue cycle

Get the most out of your negotiations! The best of negotiators are successful because they’ve done their homework and they bring hard evidence to their discussions. Sure, there’s a certain art to negotiations, but it’s practically impossible to argue against cold hard facts. When you go into contract negotiations with third party payers to secure […]